Baghead
Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: July 25, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
8
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Baghead has a nearly documentary quality that infuses it with a sense of heightened stakes and real peril. In a characteristically offhanded way, it's cunningly skillful. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Much of the fun of Baghead is that it's unclassifiable, by turns a movie-movie lark, an Eric Rohmer-like relationship comedy, and a surprisingly effective "Friday The 13th" kids-in-the-woods slasher film. Read full review
80
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
Baghead is a kick in the pants. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderStaff (Not credited)
A raw, wickedly clever comedy that also includes moments of genuine terror. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Kind of funny and kind of scary, Baghead's central horror motif is merely a structure on which to hang its four-character story about the depth of relationships and the drive to find meaningful work. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
An amusing bauble. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTy Burr
The movie's cheap, it's clever - it's even a little scary in places. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
More clever than smart and isn't always emotionally convincing, but the cast brings a palpable, persuasive awkwardness to the social tensions of this not-so-romantic getaway, and there's a sly wit to the way the filmmakers mix and match and upend genres. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jennie Punter
A late summer treat. And in case you are wondering, yes, there is mumbling. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Baghead will disappoint gore hounds or anyone looking for an extreme horror experience -- this is more of a comedy-drama than anything else. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter Debruge
Though its scares are scarce, Baghead provides what nine out of 10 dead-teenagers movies lack: specifically, a realistic sense of character that gives moviegoers a reason to identify with the would-be victims. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMichael Ordona
The filmmakers maintain a delicate balance that generates tension on multiple levels, including sexual. They giddily mix genres, but Baghead, part meta-cinematic comedy, part relationship drama and part horror movie, remains rooted in reality. Read full review
70
SlateDana Stevens
They've made a movie about trickery that neatly tricks its viewers into laughing, then screaming, then laughing again. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
Too bad the movies collapses at the end when we find out what's really going on. Baghead is so much more vivid when it's indefinite. Read full review
60
NPRBob Mondello
Spectacularly self-absorbed protagonists step on each other, jockeying first for position, and ultimately for survival. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
A very short and cheerfully scruffy comedy-thriller. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Anybody who missed 2006's excellent indie "The Puffy Chair" has another chance to discover the off-kilter world of the Duplass brothers. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
The actors are engaging enough that you only occasionally remember that there really isn't much going on. Then, unfortunately for the audience, something does actually happen. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The acting is a big part of Baghead's problem. Three of the four protagonists are played by performers who do little to distinguish themselves. Read full review
50
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Baghead provides a diverting showcase for actors you may never have heard of but who deserve a shot at fame and fortune. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen Holden
The semi-improvised performances, which seem so natural that it is tempting to confuse the actors with their characters, bring Baghead into the realm of group therapy observed through one-way glass. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
If you walk out after 10 or 15 minutes, you will have seen the best parts of the film. Read full review
30
Village VoiceRobert Wilonsky
It's an indie about indies--meta, right? Read full review
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