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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSubtle and slow and wrenchingly empathetic, The Escape is about gradually realizing that the life you have may not be the one you want.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenWorking in an improvisatory vein, in actual locations rather than constructed sets, writer-director Dominic Savage gives this story of a married woman's despair and awakening a powerful, lived-in immediacy. It's also the story of a man's struggle to understand his wife's pain, and the tortured, tender chemistry between leads Arterton and Dominic Cooper is profoundly affecting, at times shattering.
- 80Screen DailyWendy IdeScreen DailyWendy IdeSavage’s success at getting under the skin of the kind of cancerous depression which gnaws away at the soul means that this is not always the easiest watch. There are no audience-appeasing neat happy endings, just raw emotional wounds and aching compromises. But, despite a low key approach, this is a compelling, sometimes wrenching drama.
- 75Slant MagazineJosh WiseSlant MagazineJosh WiseIt deals with a very ordinary emergency with deftness of touch, and the power of a singular performance.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattEntertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattIts title sounds like the premise for some kind of high-adrenaline adventure about maze-running or outgunning a nuclear apocalypse. But The Escape is both less thrilling and much scarier, in its own way — a quiet domestic-drama chamber piece with a vein of pure desperation thrumming beneath it.
- 70Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThanks to Savage's immersive, often improvisational approach and a compellingly raw, internal turn by Arterton ("Gemma Bovery," "Their Finest") as an everyday woman who seemingly has it all... Tara's claustrophobic world and increasingly checked-out mindset feel undeniably authentic. It's also all a bit grueling to watch.
- 70VarietyGuy LodgeVarietyGuy LodgeSavage’s film thoughtfully and credibly outlines the conflict between a superficially abundant lifestyle and overwhelming internal lack. It’s on less sure footing with the morally fraught wish-fulfilment of its second half, though Arterton’s quiet, consistent emotional conviction pulls matters through.
- 63RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyRogerEbert.comGlenn KennyWithin about a half hour, what seemed at first banal is in fact oppressive. With deliberate pacing, minimal dialogue, and solid acting from the leads, the movie makes its point felt about marriage.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreA sturdy melodrama, more enjoyable for its performances than from its aged, time-tested and formulaic plot.