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Whatever the case, “Every Secret Thing” is a misfire on multiple levels, only slightly redeemed by yet another good performance from a Fanning and some strong supporting work on the fringe of this cautionary tale.
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-Richard Roeper
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Macdonald and Fanning are expert at giving expression to the feelings and resentments not found in the dialogue.
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-Rolling Stone
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Dakota Fanning is fine as one of the girls adjusting to life on the outside—she does well to suggest the toll that an act of naive cruelty has taken on a post-adolescent conscience
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-A.V. Club
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Her instincts about how to pace a true story serve her well with this imaginary one, and so do the performances by Ms. Fanning and especially Ms. Macdonald.
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-New York Times
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Instead, the movie works best in silent moments, like Lane's mother alone in her thoughts, or Fanning's Ronnie regarding herself in the mirror, while hiding her wrists torn up with self-inflicted scars.
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-Cinema Blend
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-NPR
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Dakota Fanning also continues to prove she’s an incredibly versatile, if still young, performer, conveying Ronnie’s emotional pain with just a look—no words necessary.
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-Paste Magazine
Looks like a hot mess of a movie, but I think I'll grab it on sale now for $9.99 on Vudu. Love the cast, so I'm interested to see it for myself. Both Fanning's are terrific actresses, just seems like Dakota is content with making indie pictures right now and they are more risky than the mainstream projects Elle is doing.