A Wolf at the Door
Outsider Pictures | Release Date: March 27, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberOct 1, 2013
This intense, painful movie lingers in the memory. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comPablo Villaça Mar 27, 2015
Balancing itself with an enviable self-assurance between drama, comedy, character study, and, in the last ten minutes, suspense, the film sends the audience out of the theater with a sense of shame for laughing when the narrative wanted us to. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMar 24, 2015
The screenplay is fiendish, clever and airtight: Like a magician, Coimbra uses sleight-of-hand, but he never cheats, and the film is even more engaging on second viewing, when you really know what’s going on before your eyes. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 24, 2015
Wolf relies more on surprise plot twists than the standard “ticking clock” of Hollywood thrillers. And there are stunning turns, a few that will make your jaw drop. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen HoldenMar 26, 2015
As a piece of storytelling, A Wolf at the Door may be a tawdry little shocker. But on a visceral level, it is a knife to the gut. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneMar 23, 2015
It finds its strength in painting a portrait of Brazilian heterosexual gender relations as an always-volatile symbiosis between feminine hysteria and ruthless machismo. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranMar 26, 2015
A Wolf at the Door is undoubtedly effective and well-crafted, but its tale of reckless obsession and its inevitably unhappy ending are finally too unsavory for its own good. Read full review
60
The DissolveMike D'AngeloMar 26, 2015
The film is mostly one long stalling tactic, indulging in unreliable flashbacks and narrative wheel-spinning to expand the details of its tragic scenario to feature-length. When it finally gets to what happened, though, prepare to cringe. Read full review
60
VarietyJay WeissbergMar 24, 2015
the pic gathers steam and displays considerable drive, even if it can’t quite shake the feel of a good TV movie. Read full review
60
Village VoiceInkoo KangMar 24, 2015
As with so much of Brazilian cinema, the framing of the plot as a social allegory instead of a psychological portrait doesn't yield the most emotionally satisfying experience. But Wolf serves as an important feminist correction -- and a compelling reminder that predators can come from anywhere. Read full review
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