Armand
IFC Films | Release Date: February 7, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
11
Negative:
0
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60
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshFeb 7, 2025
The unpredictable nature of this thought-provoking tale and its unusual execution is laudable for its originality, but the ending of “Armand” troubles its strong start, with the sense that Tøndel’s assured direction at the outset has slipped as he makes his way to a strange climax and a questionable conclusion. Read full review
60
Rolling StoneDavid FearFeb 5, 2025
It’s decent if often frustrating debut, buoyed by a star that’s shouldering a lot of the needlessly complicated narrative burden. We can’t wait to see what Tøndel’s fourth film looks like. Read full review
60
Film ThreatAlex SavelievJan 7, 2025
At 90 minutes or so, with the needless pseudo-artistic embellishments and tautology tossed out, Armand would have been an intense and cerebral little psychological nail-biter. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubNatalia KeoganFeb 5, 2025
The film is replete with striking visual flourishes, yet its storyline suffers from the inclusion of an unnecessary air of surrealism. Read full review
58
The Film StageSavina PetkovaMay 21, 2024
The film may not leave any deep marks or make you consider parenthood in a new light, but it still constitutes an auspicious debut. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 19, 2025
A tale told under a cloud with unreliable witnesses, it’s a slow and soft spoken drama that too breaks the chilling spell Tøndel is trying to cast. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoFeb 7, 2025
The always-engaging Renate Reinsve delivers yet again (as does talented co-star Ellen Dorrit Petersen). However, “Armand” is a frustrating, over-long movie that starts with an intriguing premise and then starts fighting it almost immediately. Read full review
50
The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonFeb 6, 2025
By the end, a kind of narrative lethargy has set in. “Armand” feels mostly like an interesting formal exercise: an attempt to meld realism and surrealism in the most nondescript of places, but in a way that evokes an ancient terror. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineSteven ScaifeFeb 3, 2025
By the time we’re watching whole conversations be drowned out by noise of pounding rain, the abstract tendencies of Armand begin to feel like an act of unintentional self-sabotage Read full review
50
VarietyOwen GleibermanMay 22, 2024
The movie, while elegantly photographed, is mostly a shambles. It keeps throwing things at you in an oblique and random way, and it’s constructed like a puzzle with no solution. Read full review
40
Wall Street JournalZachary BarnesFeb 7, 2025
The new movie has all the oft-mocked pretension of classic art film and none of the poetry. It’s a work of almost ostentatious mediocrity. Read full review
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