Censor

Magnet Releasing | Release Date: June 11, 2021

5.9	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 43 Ratings

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bhappenstanceJun 22, 2021

Ultimately, I wish I enjoyed this movie more than I did, as there's a lot of decent work being done, especially stylistically. Unfortunately, the story and central dilemma aren't fleshed out nearly enough for the payoff to work. We know thatUltimately, I wish I enjoyed this movie more than I did, as there's a lot of decent work being done, especially stylistically. Unfortunately, the story and central dilemma aren't fleshed out nearly enough for the payoff to work. We know that the protagonist's sister disappeared under mysterious circumstances, and that she still blames herself, but the conditions of said disappearance are so opaque that it's difficult to connect emotionally with the lead character's struggle. As such, the climax -- with its debts to Cronenberg and Lynch -- doesn't land. The reality of the world is so thin and ill-defined, that veering into surreality -- much less the inferred parallels between the sister's disappearance, and similar events taking place in certain films the censor is charged with watching -- is simply confusing, rather than mysterious or intriguing or multilayered. Aesthetically the film strikes a lot of the right notes, especially as homage to the video nasties the protagonist is in charge of censoring. In the end, a lot of good ideas and directorial talent spinning their wheels on a nebulous, unanchored, and unsatisfying story.… Expand

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JLuis_001Jun 26, 2021

Censor is somewhat ironic.
Its plot talks about graphic violence and exposes it at times since its protagonist works as a video censor. Mostly of cheap horror movies.
But Censor doesn't really use that resource for its real plot. ThatCensor is somewhat ironic.
Its plot talks about graphic violence and exposes it at times since its protagonist works as a video censor. Mostly of cheap horror movies.

But Censor doesn't really use that resource for its real plot.
That violence is only an accessory, because the real plot focuses on the trauma and depression of the lead character due to the loss of her younger sister when they were just little girls.

So far everything looks normal. The problems begin when she thinks she sees her sister in one of these horror movies, and then becomes obsessed with finding the information from the creators that would lead her to her ''sister''.
However, what happens next seems too hasty, because at that point, the protagonist looks completely sane.
She does her work, she talks to her co-workers normally, and everything goes smoothly.

It's evident that she lives a very lonely life, and that she has severe depression, but after believing that she saw her sister in one of those movies, the character gets completely lost, and her mental state begins to deteriorate brutally fast.

The problem here is not that this is not credible, but that the narrative never builds that breakdown convincingly, because when the climax has arrived, you understand that she has already gone completely crazy, but the film never gives you plausible reasons to understand why the hell that happened.
So her final act seemed completely empty to me, and the whole experience was remarkably hollow.… Expand

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OrukayuJan 22, 2023

A stationary horror movie made in 2021. It's about the 1980s horror movies during the prime ministership of Margaret Thatcher, nicknamed the Iron Lady. A censorship board has been established, saying it inspires people and influences themA stationary horror movie made in 2021. It's about the 1980s horror movies during the prime ministership of Margaret Thatcher, nicknamed the Iron Lady. A censorship board has been established, saying it inspires people and influences them badly. When one of the women on the board was in a forest with her sister in her childhood, the girl mysteriously disappeared. As the woman watches the movies, she remembers her sister and looks for some clues.

It's a very static movie. That's why it gets boring. There's not much of an element of fear. But there are brutal scenes in the movies they watch. It's actually nice that they censor brutality even in cartoons. There are no scenes of brutality, much nudity and sexuality. I think the IMDB rating is high.… Expand

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JYDOT77Aug 22, 2021

Too many recent low budget horror films have unforgivably slow pacing and this is no exception. Really wanted to enjoy it more; good acting, well shot etc. Nice ending though. Kineticism. Write it down.

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JLauOct 5, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Woman working for the Board of Film Classification has a missing sister, thinks that she's acting in an exploitation film and then kills a few people involved in the film when she snaps.… Expand

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SameirAliDec 8, 2021

From the beginning, the film gives you an expectation that you are going to watch something great, and definitely something amazing is going to happen, until the end; unfortunately, many things happens and you have no idea whatsoever. JustFrom the beginning, the film gives you an expectation that you are going to watch something great, and definitely something amazing is going to happen, until the end; unfortunately, many things happens and you have no idea whatsoever. Just adding random confusions, glitch, and random gimmicks cannot help in creating a great amazing mysterious horror movie. This is below average movie under the skin of a good movie.… Expand

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