‘Cinematic dynamite’ – Empire
‘Bold, Bruising and ultimately life-affirming’ London Standard
‘This film – and Murphy’s devastating performance – exist in a class of their own.’ Observer
‘Darkly funny and thought-provoking – and as nail-biting as you might expect.’ - Rolling Stone
‘Cillian Murphy turns Inspirational Teacher tropes upside down in the year’s best Netflix movie… Profoundly moving’ - Variety
‘This brutal but ultimately hopeful story is fiercely affecting… a drama suffused with gonzo energy and the death-metal chaos of emotional pain, cut with slashes of bizarre black humour. Max Porter has adapted his own 2023 novella for the screen and Murphy himself gives one of his most uninhibited and demonstrative performances.’ - Guardian
‘Cillian Murphy’s Steve captures fragility, guilt and compassion. “We need new frameworks of compassion, indebtedness, interdependence, fragility,” Max Porter has suggested. We do. The film, though, leaves you thinking that change needs to start a lot further back.’ – New Statesman
‘Cillian Murphy is in awards-worthy form in this powerful film… adapted by Max Porter from his novella Shy – [Steve] is stylish, responsible and intelligent.’ – Radio Times
‘Steve is the most compelling UK drama we’ve seen this year’ – Heat Magazine
‘A down to earth and very human drama’ – Closer Magazine
‘There isn’t a weak link in Steve, from writing and acting to its tight execution by director Tim Mielants… the atmosphere is arrestingly authentic.’ – Metro
[Steve has] ‘quiet power and nuance’ - Scotsman
‘At its heart, Steve is a bittersweet celebration of the art of being there for other people in their darkest moments, while acknowledging that it sometimes takes the patience of a saint to do so.’ – Deadline
‘Bleeds liberalism from every pore’ The S*N.
