Clock

Name: Clock
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: April 28, 2023
Rating: 59
Cast: Alexis Jacknow, Dianna Agron, Grace Porter, Isabelle Du, Jay Ali

2023

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Hulu | Release Date (Streaming): April 28, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Alexis Jacknow, Dianna Agron, Grace Porter, Isabelle Du, Jay Ali, Kat Steffens, Marquel Skinner, Melora Hardin, Rosa Gilmore, Saul Rubinek

Summary: Clock is the story of a woman who enrolls in a clinical trial to try and fix her seemingly broken biological clock after friends, family, and society pressures her to have children. Dianna Agron leads as Ella, with Jay Ali as her husband and Saul Rubinek as her father. Melora Hardin features as the pioneering doctor managing Ella’sClock is the story of a woman who enrolls in a clinical trial to try and fix her seemingly broken biological clock after friends, family, and society pressures her to have children. Dianna Agron leads as Ella, with Jay Ali as her husband and Saul Rubinek as her father. Melora Hardin features as the pioneering doctor managing Ella’s treatment. [Hulu]… Expand

Director: Alexis Jacknow

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: Not Rated

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Movie Nation Roger Moore

Apr 25, 2023

Smart? Writer-director Alexis Jacknow’s debut feature borders on brilliant. Read full review

Natalia Keogan

Apr 3, 2023

A fantastically frenetic performance from Dianna Agron, a truly chilling central entity and interrogations of Jewish heritage elevate Clock (and the potential of further monstrous motherhood stories) above otherwise lackluster competition stateside. Read full review

Noel Murray

Apr 28, 2023

While the movie becomes a little repetitious in the middle, it ends strongly with a succession of unforgettable scenes of gruesome body horror. Clock leans too heavily on too-obvious visual metaphors, but it’s still a vivid and visceral explication of one woman’s fears. Read full review

Courtney Howard

May 1, 2023

Jacknow’s genuinely disturbing imagery crawls under our skin, lingering long after the tense, bleak finale. Read full review

John Anderson

May 1, 2023

Ms. Jacknow, finally, finds herself with little room to move except into a full-blown nightmare hellscape and turns Clock, for all its thoughtful moments, into one movie for two very distinct audiences. Read full review

Elisabeth Vincentelli

Apr 28, 2023

Clock is a psychological thriller, or perhaps even a satire, in horror clothing, tantalizing us with thought-provoking ideas, only to abandon them: nature versus nurture, the influence of the wellness-industrial complex over minds and bodies, the oppressive expectations placed on women — including by themselves. Read full review

Screen Rant Ferdosa Abdi

Apr 28, 2023

Clock showcases that Jacknow is a talent to watch in horror, though the film doesn’t stick the landing. Occasionally, the concept is stretched too thin, especially when the character work is lacking. Read full review

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alanpotter17

May 8, 2023

Não há mais espaço para discursos diretos sobre feminismo no cinema. Já estamos saturados de dramas e de panfletagem, de tal modo que cabem aos roteiristas tentar inovar na abordagem, criando elementos ficcionais ou mesmo de filmes que lembram o velho e efetivo suspense psicológico para nosNão há mais espaço para discursos diretos sobre feminismo no cinema. Já estamos saturados de dramas e de panfletagem, de tal modo que cabem aos roteiristas tentar inovar na abordagem, criando elementos ficcionais ou mesmo de filmes que lembram o velho e efetivo suspense psicológico para nos fazer chamar a atenção para a urgência do tema, e é isso que encontramos aqui.
Embora peque no didatismo, temos um filme bastante alinhado ao seu propósito demostrar o peso que a obrigação da maternidade tem para as mulheres, e olha que estamos falando de uma mulher bem resolvida, independente, bonita para os padrões ocidentais.
A analogia ao relógio biológico, embora seja meio óbvia, consegue entregar o tom de urgência, de corrida contra o tempo. A nossa protagonista PRECISA engravidar, ou o tempo lhe será fatal.
Ao aceitar participar de um programa misterioso sobre fertilidade, o segundo ato do filme se passa numa espécie de clínica macabra, e aí o filme começa a derrapar. Primeiro porque faltou segurar a mão, para tornar muito mais crível. E segundo, porque "bestializou" a protagonista, outrora tão dona de si.
É claro que num cenário como esse não se pode confiar em ninguém, e a luta contra ou favor da maternidade não me pareceu enveredar pela crítica social, mas tão somente pelas escolhas individuais, o que de certa forma ao mesmo tempo que enfraquece a narrativa no geral, fortalece o jogo de atuação e afeição do público à personagem.
Consegue manter o clima de suspense até seu final bem previsível, mas dentro das limitações do projeto é um delicioso passatempo que irá fazer refletir sobre a importância do tema, perceber que, sim, ainda é extremamente necessário falar das escolhas individuais das mulheres.… Expand