Among Ravens
Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: July 18, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
8
METASCORE
Overwhelming dislike based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
0
Negative:
7
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RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyJul 18, 2014
At a time when it seems so many of the best film directors are moving over to television because the feature filmmaking process can’t accommodate their artistic ambitions, this pompous, know-something-ish, navel-gazing, indulgent, pissy, priggish, albeit reasonably well-photographed, pile of sick got financed to completion. Because Among Ravens is, finally, a thoroughly noxious concoction. Read full review
20
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJul 17, 2014
Among Ravens claws itself to death with sophomoric symbolism. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJul 17, 2014
There's simply nobody to care about in Among Ravens, even as a case study in unhappiness and delusion. Read full review
10
VarietyJustin ChangJul 20, 2014
Nicely shot, atrociously written, shoutingly acted and intrusively scored (to classical selections and the heavy synth accompaniment of Fall on Your Sword), this roundelay of misery drowns itself in cliche after cliche. Read full review
10
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJul 17, 2014
Featuring unlikeable characters, preposterously contrived plotting, ham-fisted dialogue and strained attempts at poeticism, Among Ravens is a misfire on every level. Read full review
10
The DissolveSam FragosoJul 16, 2014
The film compares the behavior of ravens and humans—their similar tendencies to be protective, flock, and mate with others—with an expectation that profundity and insight will come. When it doesn’t, the film’s emotions feel calculated, not earned. Read full review
10
Village VoiceChris PackhamJul 15, 2014
Among Ravens wants to be the The Big Chill with Gen-X assholes, a weird ambition. Read full review
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