[T]he film nails the growing pains that result from love and loss.

A dreamy and quirkily twisted coming-of-age story. Full Review

'I Believe in Unicorns' has its shortcomings. But it also lingers long after the final credits have rolled and bodes well for [writer-director Leah] Meyerhoff's future. Full Review

[Leah] Meyerhoff explained how difficult casting Davina was and how the filmmaking team went through hundreds of actresses before they found Dyer. I wish this writer-director had put that same effort into writing a coherent script for her talented actors. Full Review

[The] sensitivity gives the film a haunting quality, as our heroine’s fragile naiveté is crushed by weighty emotional consequences...

Rating: B- -- On paper this all sounds terribly cliché, and it's a testament to Meyerhoff's talent as a director that she manages to give the standard coming-of-age material emotional resonance ... Full Review

Rating: 4/5 -- One of the most visually accomplished feature debuts of late from an American filmmaker. Full Review