70
Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- This knotty psychological study is an impressive debut from Poland-based Swedish director Von Horn.
- 80Total FilmKevin HarleyTotal FilmKevin HarleyViolence seems inevitable but Von Horn plots cause and consequence with patient precision.
- 80CineVueMatthew AndersonCineVueMatthew AndersonAn assured and captivating debut feature, von Horn weaves a moral tale of guilt, redemption and revenge with a disquieting restraint that catapults his film towards the territory of Malick or Haneke.
- 70Little White LiesAdam WoodwardLittle White LiesAdam WoodwardAs a director, von Horn is smart enough to recognise that even the most heinous crimes have a human culprit, and as such his sensitive, unsensational film retains a sense of poise and never strays into soap opera territory.
- 60Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonTime Out LondonTom HuddlestonFor the first hour, this is masterful slow-burn melodrama, eking out the details of John’s crime and playing expertly with our sympathies. But as ambiguity is stripped away the film becomes less interesting, and the finale is weak.