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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The GuardianJordan HoffmanThe GuardianJordan HoffmanNot since Grey Gardens has a film invited us into such a strange, barely-functioning home and allowed us to gawk without reservation. This is a nosy movie, but it is altogether fascinating.
- 90Village VoiceAmy NicholsonVillage VoiceAmy NicholsonThe Wolfpack is more like a diorama of the Angulos' unusual childhood than an explanatory documentary.
- 83IndieWireEric KohnIndieWireEric KohnDespite the mixture of vérité footage and home movies showing the Angulos in their apartment, The Wolfpack feels more in line with a form of ethnographic storytelling than anything else, because the story is told exclusively in terms of their relationship to it.
- The reason The Wolfpack is so fascinating, and at times so disturbing, is because it keeps us teetering uneasily between empathy for a remarkable human drama and the suspicion that we’re not getting the whole truth, let alone nothing but the truth.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThe Wolfpack is frustrating in how much it doesn't tell us about the Angulos and the legal tangle that comes with their release. But once you've met these kids, you won't forget them — or the film that puts a hypnotic and haunting spin on movie love.
- 70VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasSo weirdly fascinating is the tale of the Angulo clan that one wishes The Wolfpack were that much sharper, more searching and coherently organized. Still, there is much to enjoy in director Crystal Moselle’s debut documentary feature.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreMoselle, granted all this access, leaves so many questions unanswered that The Wolfpack is frustrating to sit through.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeBenefitting from likeable, good-natured subjects and the peculiar pastimes with which they fill their cooped-up hours, the doc certainly gets us interested in and rooting for the Angulo boys.
- The Wolfpack is a film about access, and though we are admitted into the world of the eponymous Wolfpack, not understanding how we got there robs the film of compelling commentary.
- 50Slant MagazineClayton DillardSlant MagazineClayton DillardCrystal Moselle aims her cinematic arrow at the hearts of the same choir that Andrew Jarecki's stunted aesthetics preach to.