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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100CineVueCineVueThere is much that is inexplicable and remote about Sun Choke, but those should not be read as immediate negatives, but held up as virtues. Cinema too often gives the viewer everything on a plate and then spoon feds us with details until 'we get it'.
- 75RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsSun Choke is, after all, a melodrama, so you have to believe in Hagan's character. All of the impressionistic cinematography and special effects in the world couldn't save the film if you didn't care enough about Hagan's performance.
- 67The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe film doesn’t always work as a genre exercise, but it’s a winner as a character study, in large part because of how committed Hagan is to playing Janie’s derangement. Casting directors in search of the offbeat should take note.
- 67The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakA tense journey of psychological despair.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshWith a highly stylized form, and thick, syrupy ribbons of blood splashing everywhere, Sun Choke evokes a creepy, eerie vibe, but it’s difficult to muster more than a passing interest in the story, because we don’t know who this girl is, or why she does these things.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe plot leans toward conventional horror violence as it progresses, but Cresciman has Hogan and Crampton remain largely affectless, their blank-slate characters doing little to make us respond to the action.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIt’s a psychological thriller built around two intense and graphic sex scenes, and a few other moments of expedient nudity. Mind games, stalking and graphic violence work their way in. But it’s the sex that seems to be the movie’s reason for being.