[13] Liam Casci of The Skinny praised the album, saying "on this latest opus, Washington and company are a tightened-drum of an ensemble that effortlessly flit between an intense focus and a playful freedom, and the results are stunning".

[17] AllMusic's Thom Jurek wrote that Washington "doesn't merely juxtapose instruments and sounds, he painstakingly combines them, bringing joy, intensity, political, social, and spiritual poignancy in a vision at once focused, restless, and playful".

[8] Grayson Haver Currin of Mojo resumed: "on these dozen tracks, Washington creates a playground and invites friends in to be themselves, shaping a dizzying crosshatch of ideas where George Clinton's lounge croon sets up a trumpet-chased pep talk from rapper D Smoke, or André 3000 slips – with flutes in hand – into a nocturnal haze that feels like some futuristic Debussy state of bliss".

[9] Joe Goggins of NME stated: "Fearless Movement feels like more of a personal piece than Heaven and Earth, leaning more towards humanism than the spiritualism that has so enraptured Washington in the past.

[10] Peter Thomas Webb of PopMatters concluded: "with a running time of 86 minutes, Fearless Movement demands commitment from the listener through its stylistic twists and turns.

[15] Andy Cush of Pitchfork wrote: "Fearless Movement's first half is filled with guest vocalists delivering songs that attempt awkwardly to be soundtracks for both revelry and deep contemplation.