Quote:
"The movie, [Sarah] Polley's feature debut, is a small-scale triumph that could herald a great career. In general, she works close to her actors, and is confident enough to let scenes remain ambiguous—the meanings build slowly, by accretion. But she also demonstrates an impressive feeling for the spiritual meaning of landscape, as when Fiona, on skis, finds herself isolated in the snow and, looking around at the open fields, experiences the terror of a life without signposts."
-- David Denby

Source:
Denby, David. "Games of chance: The current cinema." Review of Away from Her. New Yorker, May 14, 2007. (p. 154)