A tender and haunting portrait of loss, perseverance and isolation with achingly beautiful cinematography and career-defining performances by Henderson and Pellerin. Definitely recommend.

Like the remote and frequently challenging terrain, Never Steady, Never Still has a sublime, hypnotic gravitas.

It's subtle and effective and the performances are understated but excellent.

A melancholy family drama in which Shirley Henderson delicately captures the warm heart and fortitude of her utterly believable character.

It offers a sensitive, insightful portrayal of how this debilitating disease affects both the sufferer and the people around them.

Immerses us in the harsh landscapes of a wintry British Columbia and in the bleak lives of individuals for whom family is a deep comfort and a grave concern.

You'll root for Hepburn's characters to lift themselves out of troubled places, and with good reason; they're stronger than they at first seem, and more resilient than they give themselves credit for.

It's rather bleak but the camera work is exceptional, the pace languorous and Hepburn's screenplay deliberately ambiguous.

Hepburn's film boasts mammoth confidence, inching along with often spellbinding effect at a pace that mirrors the physical impairments suffered by Judy, a mother in the advanced stages of Parkinson's disease.

Settles on viewers as quietly as overnight snow on a wintering field.

British actress Shirley Henderson uses her soft voice and tiny frame to great effect.

A poetic study of familial relationships straining and strengthening under the pressure of serious illness.

Hepburn, it becomes increasingly apparent, pulls no punches with the grim subject matter and has sprinkled the picture with a number of impressively powerful moments...

The hardship of it is immediate, but it never feels forced or exploitative. [Kathleen] Hepburn cares for her characters too much to force matters in such a way.

Each character, and their every exchange, feels lived-in, rich and poetic.