The movie finally punts on grappling with its ambiguities. The finale feels functional rather than haunting.

Ben Kenigsberg

The New York Times

The Children Act is concerned with love, intimacy and moral responsibility and it is refreshing to see a movie which sets itself standards of this sort. But there is also something a little too neat in the way all these things are wrapped up. Emma Thompson’s performance, so elegant and vulnerable, carries the picture.

Peter Bradshaw

The Guardian

The two central performances could hardly be better.

Stephen Farber

The Hollywood Reporter