Firebird

"The intentions behind Firebird are sincere even if the execution favours the melodramatic."

"The film’s exploration of love, courage and the price of speaking your truth is as timely as it’s ever been..."

"There are clichés and then there are only clichés, and Firebird is suffocated by them."

"This ostensibly heart-rending tale of forbidden love hardens into something generic and prefabricated."

"Heartfelt but heavy-handed..."

"There is loss, but little sense of risk."

"It’s a deeply felt tale made more so by the inherently dicey, if not impossible, nature of Sergey and Roman’s love."

"Aims for poetic heights but merely plods."

"Swooningly romantic..."

"Prior and Zagorodnii are both so watchable, and their chemistry so electric, that it’s easy to get swept away in their romance. Historical accuracy be damned."