Beauty and the Dogs
Cinéart | Release Date: March 23, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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83
The Film StageJared MobarakMar 22, 2018
There’s no better way to show these power dynamics than via long takes. By letting the events play out, Hania refuses to let her lead off the hook emotionally. Al Ferjani is therefore thrown into the fire, her Mariam an exposed nerve reacting on impulse to everything that occurs. Read full review
80
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMar 22, 2018
The filmmaking is so striking — and Ms. Al Ferjani so movingly, indefatigably resolute — it’s impossible not to persevere right along with her. Read full review
80
Screen DailyWendy IdeMar 19, 2018
Beauty And The Dogs is a forthright and accomplished film which deals with its controversial subject matter without flinching. Tautly plotted, it has a pace and tension which mitigates the exhausting spectacle of watching a vulnerable young woman getting bullied and browbeaten by a selection of utterly horrible men. Read full review
70
Village VoiceKristen Yoonsoo KimMar 22, 2018
Director Ben Hania has a rhythmic, urgent sense of filmmaking, but she makes the odd creative decision of dividing her film into nine chapters, each a single take. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijMar 19, 2018
A film that’s an emotional rollercoaster and socio-political tract rolled into one. Read full review
63
Washington PostVanessa H. LarsonApr 4, 2018
By the end, the outcome is still unclear, leaving viewers hanging. Such ambiguity might work for pure fiction, but given that there’s a real-life incident behind the story, the lack of closure is unsatisfying. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenMar 22, 2018
Chilling Kafkaesque encounters give way to portrayals of thuggish cops bordering on caricature. In distractingly blunt ways, the film emphasizes what's already powerfully clear: the monstrousness of Mariam's situation and her courage. Read full review
60
VarietyJay WeissbergMar 19, 2018
Ben Hania’s decision to divide the film into 9 chapters, each seemingly orchestrated in a single take, works on a cerebral level, but the form doesn’t serve the story, and while the overall choreography of actors and camerawork is impressive, it never fully satisfies. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoApr 4, 2018
This tale of a young rape victim further brutalized by officialdom never lives up to its potential. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenMar 20, 2018
The film savors its obviousness and cruelty as badges of honor, reducing itself to a technical polemic. Read full review
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