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Echo Valley Lands on Apple TV+ to Lukewarm Critical Response

Critics have praised the film’s intense lead performances despite frequent complaints about its predictable story and uneven pacing.

Echo Valley Is Now Streaming — Here's Where to Watch Sydney Sweeney's Gripping New Thrille
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Julianne Moore puts her arm around a sad-looking Sydney Sweeney as the pair lie in bed.

Overview

  • Echo Valley premiered in theaters on June 6 and began streaming on Apple TV+ on June 13.
  • Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney portray a mother and daughter entangled in a murder cover-up on a remote Pennsylvania farm.
  • Reviewers have criticized the film’s twists as illogical and its third act as melodramatic.
  • Many have found that the screenplay leaves the central mother-daughter relationship underdeveloped, weakening the emotional stakes.
  • Directed by Michael Pearce from a Brad Ingelsby script, the film also features Domhnall Gleeson, Fiona Shaw and Kyle MacLachlan in supporting roles.