The attention-getting visual and aural style of the film is one of its strengths. Cinematographer Paul Yee films this strange story in a manner appropriate to the form of the narrative.

Holmer fills every scene with some well-chosen detail that takes the viewer inside Toni’s head. The film contrasts the sweat, blood, and spew of the boxers with the sparkling glitter of the dancers and shows how Toni struggles...

...writer-director Anna Rose Holmer’s debut feature carves out its own unique place in this specialised sub-genre of oestrogen-soaked uncanny dramas, for a start by unfolding without fanfare in an entirely African American milieu.

...en svævende artfilms-udgave af en klassisk coming-of-age historie.

‘The Fits’ er en lille perle af en poetisk coming-of-age-fortælling med et magiskrealistisk twist.

The Fits syner ikke umiddelbart af meget, men den sniger sig ind på tilskueren og er svær at slippe igen.