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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoEvery time it feels like Komasa and Pacewicz edge too close to sympathy for their modern monster, Tomasz does something that reveals those feelings to be unearned and undesired by the filmmakers. And it’s that give and take that makes The Hater interesting.
- 64TheWrapSteve PondTheWrapSteve PondThe film drags on until the story becomes harder to buy and the central character harder to remain interested in.
- 60VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeUnlike “Corpus Christi,” which was loosely based on factual events, The Hater parts ways with plausibility early on — and yet, it’s relevant enough to prey on our anxieties.
- 60The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyThe movie is most effective in detailing how disinformation campaigns work.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreAll this amorality is in service of a morality tale, of course, pointing out that politics is more than just a game manipulated by liars and cheats. It’s a blood-port, and hate speech incites hate crimes in this self-righteous, long and meandering allegory.