Boyd van Hoeij: The Way He Looks (Hoje eu quero voltar sozinho): Berlin Review.Hollywood Reporter, 12. Februar 2014, abgerufen am 27. November 2014 (englisch): „Ribeiro has impressively fleshed out the material into a full narrative, with not only added conflict and a convincing gallery of supporting characters but also an entirely new focus on the quest for independence of the blind lead … Ribeiro’s command of tone … focusing on the innate goodness of his young characters before slowly allowing them the space to rebel as they try to assert themselves and leave their protective childhood cocoon behind … Ribeiro makes the protectiveness of the characters around Leonardo, rather than Leo's potential coming out, the motor of the drama … A class trip in the film’s third act feels somewhat protracted and the resulting shower scene … feels too much like a convenient queer film cliché … Generally, however, Ribeiro’s screenplay, which is marbled with moments of humor as well as emotion, feels extremely well-tuned into the conflicted emotional lives of his adolescent characters … Ribeiro also weaves in several lovely audio and visual leitmotifs …“
Martin Tsai: Review ‘The Way He Looks’ at a Brazilian teen navigating the world.Los Angeles Times, 6. November 2014, abgerufen am 27. November 2014 (englisch): „His daily travails depicted here also seem incidental when compared with, say, the lonely plight of the bisexual heroine in ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color’. And with his saccharine ending, writer-director Daniel Ribeiro puts escapist entertainment above meaningfully addressing the challenges faced by disabled or gay youths.“
Raíssa Rossi: Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho. Almanaque Virtual, 5. April 2014, archiviert vom Original am 13. April 2014; abgerufen am 27. November 2014 (brasilianisches Portugiesisch): „Difícil não se emocionar com uma história tão leve e verdadeira, que nulifica qualquer tipo de preconceito. As interpretações convincentes, principalmente de Ghilherme Lobo como um garoto cego, a fotografia suave e a trilha sonora agradável e acertada completam o mérito do filme.“
Jay Weissberg: Berlin Film Review: ‘The Way He Looks’.Variety, 17. Februar 2014, abgerufen am 27. November 2014 (englisch): „[T]he pic has genuine appeal, though in truth the script and direction are little more than average … Ribeiro errs by making them behave as if their son’s been blind for just a few years rather than his entire life … Most of the dialogue feels recycled from countless teen pics … But this is a gay story, done with tenderness and capturing the hesitancy of expressing affection when rejection can have ugly consequences.“
Raíssa Rossi: Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho. Almanaque Virtual, 5. April 2014, archiviert vom Original am 13. April 2014; abgerufen am 27. November 2014 (brasilianisches Portugiesisch): „Difícil não se emocionar com uma história tão leve e verdadeira, que nulifica qualquer tipo de preconceito. As interpretações convincentes, principalmente de Ghilherme Lobo como um garoto cego, a fotografia suave e a trilha sonora agradável e acertada completam o mérito do filme.“
