Bobbi Jene

The access Smith grants Lind is remarkable.

There may be an intriguing, perhaps even profound story behind Smith's growth as a singular artist and woman, but director Elvira Lind keeps too much on the surface, making it hard to invest in Smith's often esoteric, self-centered journey.

It doesn't know what it wants to be, or what story it wants to tell.

A treatise on art, ambition, long-distance relationships and the struggles to find one's own voice, "Bobbi Jene" unfolds with uncommon grace.

"Bobbi Jene" may interest viewers who are well versed in contemporary dance. All others are on their own.

Bobbi Jene gives you a taste of how a choreographer works, but mainly registers how she feels.

There's more on the horizon for Bobbi Jene Smith and I hope to see what her future will yield. I guess there's this film to thank for that. Laura Dern's brief appearance is a plus.

A whirling kinaesthetic biopic that celebrates the fierce, unglamorous work of one relentless woman. There's even a surprise appearance from Laura Dern!

There's a rawness to [the dances], an intimacy very much like the honest, unfiltered access we get into Smith's life during the film.

Remains fuzzy about its aims.