Black Box
Amazon Prime Video | Release Date (Streaming): October 6, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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6
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The New York TimesGlenn KennyOct 6, 2020
It also brings some devilish ingenuity to its variations on “Memento” and other “who am I?” thrillers. And it adds to that something more rare: a genuine emotional potency. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comNick AllenOct 6, 2020
Black Box is a little wobbly in balancing its science-fiction logic and some wholesale horror thrills, but to the credit of debut director Osei-Kuffour Jr., both genre elements have their place. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Oct 20, 2020
Black Box is no Memento. It’s more like a solid episode of Black Mirror, with some ideas and imagery pilfered from one of Blumhouse’s biggest hits, Get Out. Read full review
67
IndieWireEric KohnOct 6, 2020
Black Box won’t galvanize audiences like “Get Out” into rethinking the way society interacts with itself. But it’s just shrewd enough to question how we interact with ourselves. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineWilliam RepassOct 5, 2020
The film ruminates on how virtuality infiltrates the deepest regions of our subconscious to reprogram the inner workings of the self. Read full review
60
Film ThreatRob RectorOct 18, 2020
There’s just enough in Black Box to make for a mild goosebump or two this Halloween. Read full review
60
The GuardianPhil HoadOct 6, 2020
Without any real stylisation to shake up Nolan’s inner realities beyond bog-standard techno-realism, this sunken place has no strong signature of its own – and little to add to the African American experience. Read full review
60
SlashfilmChris EvangelistaOct 6, 2020
While Osei-Kuffour Jr. is able to conjure up more than a few disturbing moments – everything involving the mysterious twitchy man is great, aided by effective sound design full of rattling bones – Black Box loses steam rather quickly. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyOct 5, 2020
The thriller starts out with a firm footing in horror and becomes less distinctive as it shifts into more psychological and sentimental terrain. Still, the confident storytelling keeps you watching, as well as strong performances from Mamoudou Athie as a widowed amnesiac and Phylicia Rashad as a brilliant brain specialist playing God. Read full review
60
EmpireAl HornerOct 5, 2020
While it never descends into the nightmare its premise threatens, Black Box is a solid thriller that benefits from strong performances and a screenplay packed with philosophical anguish. Read full review
50
Screen DailyTim GriersonOct 8, 2020
Despite a potentially daring twist at the mid-mark, though, the film lacks sufficient chills, or a satisfactory payoff. Read full review
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