The shell necklace, which he had been wearing on the evening of his death, is missing from his body. Pat Padua of The Washington Post described the film as "Southern-fried The Blue Lagoon meets Murder, She Wrote—and topped off with a sprinkling of To Kill a Mockingbird," in which Edgar-Jones "convincingly" portrays the protagonist's "haunted shyness. You’ll be able to own it a week earlier on Digital, but if you wait for the DVD and Blu-ray, you’ll get the combo pack.

Well, suffice it to say that what we get is a hilarious and ridiculous cop-out, a cakeist twist that left me yearning for the gators gliding around in the marsh to chomp down on everyone involved. The marsh was a thing of beauty and the rendered nature sketches were gorgeous in this romanticized film. It's a heart-and-soul experience on film with beautiful sets and beautiful costumes and wonderful actors. Harry Guerin, multimedia journalist for RTÉ, gave the film three out of five stars, and said it is "always watchable" but "loses some goodwill by shoe-horning too much into the third act and moving too quickly towards the credits.

It was previously scheduled for June 24, 2022, [22] [23] before being delayed to July 22, 2022, [24] and was then moved up a week to July 15. Of the opening weekend audience, 32% came with someone who wanted to see the film, while 30% saw the film because they were fans of the book. a relentless surge of solemnly ridiculous nonsense in the style of romdram maestro Nicholas Sparks" and termed Kya as a " Manic Pixie Dream Girl Murder Suspect". Forbes stated the film is "a big win for Sony and for the notion of non-franchise, adult-skewing, female-targeted studio programmers having a future in theatrical release. Where the Crawdads Sing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was scored by Canadian composer Mychael Danna.

In 1968, Kya begins a relationship with popular local quarterback Chase Andrews, who promises her marriage.

And so the drama drones on and on and on, leaving us to wonder, with increasing urgency … when, oh when, are we going to get the crucial flashback to which we are surely entitled?

Scott Mendelson of Forbes wrote Where the Crawdads Sing is "well-acted, handsomely staged and features interesting actors playing somewhat interesting characters in a single film sans any cinematic universe aspirations. With only the unfounded theory, the missing necklace, and the fisherman's testimony, Kya is found not guilty at her 1969 trial, with the help of a retired attorney. As the grown-up Kya, Edgar-Jones is perhaps best at conveying this young woman's wounded inner life; that speaks to the actres's talents. Black Panther, Bros, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio lead Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) nominations". This solitary marsh existence brings rise to rumors amongst the local townspeople which works against her when a body is found in the marsh and she is accused of murder.I will say that the storyteller may be slightly manipulative as they spent the whole film building your sympathy only to present a rather horrific reality.

When the murder of a man she was once involved with arises, a vulnerable Kya finds herself at the murder trials center and becomes the prime suspect.The scene when the film shows us, on screen, moment-by-moment, what actually happened, and what responsibility the participants actually have. but as all good things, he goes to college leaving her with a list of publishers who might be interested in her drawings. The film was released digitally on September 6, 2022, and on Blu-ray and DVD the following week on September 13, 2022. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Edgar-Jones's performance and the cinematography, but found the film's overall tone incoherent.