Bitch
Dark Sky Films | Release Date: November 10, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisNov 9, 2017
As she did in her gentler but equally original “Good Dick” in 2008, Ms. Palka carves a black and biting niche between a man and a woman, a space where chaos and psychological unease demand to be reckoned with. Read full review
75
The Film StageJohn FinkNov 9, 2017
Fearless writer-director-actress Marianna Palka has crafted an bold, dark domestic comedy with Bitch. Read full review
75
IndieWireEric KohnNov 9, 2017
Even as the high-concept premise wears thin, Palka manages to generate an unexpected degree of sympathy for the floundering couple, and the wordless finale allows for a complete transformation that extends beyond Jill’s bizarre condition. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshNov 22, 2017
For a film that’s incredibly angry and blackly comic, it finally, and surprisingly, makes a case for compassion and understanding. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 21, 2018
Bitch, truth be told, isn’t as daring and “out there” as its titles promises. Read full review
58
ConsequenceRandall ColburnNov 9, 2017
Bitch‘s third act is an improvement upon its second, mainly in that the movie allows itself to be weird again. Read full review
50
VarietyGuy LodgeNov 9, 2017
Acted and executed with brute conviction, if not much delicacy, by its writer-director-star, with an excellent foil in Jason Ritter’s boorish, baffled husband, the film feels overstretched in its latter half — with its central metaphor revealing only so many facets before the shock factor begins to pall. Read full review
50
Village VoiceAbbey BenderNov 9, 2017
While it’s refreshing to see a portrait of a woman’s unraveling that doesn’t romanticize mental illness, and that’s actually directed by a woman, it’s easy to wish Bitch probed a bit deeper into the protagonist’s pre-dog life. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineDerek SmithNov 7, 2017
Initially offbeat, Bitch awkwardly pivots toward a more inspirational story of regret and reconciliation. Read full review
40
The GuardianCath ClarkeNov 9, 2017
It’s an interesting concept, but the characters are thin and nothing here feels insightful. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeNov 9, 2017
What begins as an examination of middle-class-mom exasperation — in which demanding some marital equality makes one not just a figurative "bitch" but a literal one — turns into a more commonplace bad-dad parable in Marianna Palka's off-kilter, largely off-target satire Bitch. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireNov 10, 2017
It’s like a surreal, extreme version of “Bad Moms.” Read full review
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