Closer to God
Uncork'd Entertainment | Release Date: July 3, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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5
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Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJul 2, 2015
With admirable economy, writer-director Billy Senese has crafted an eerie piece that's as much an effective cautionary tale as it is a stirring film of ideas — and ideals. Read full review
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San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoJul 2, 2015
Don’t expect profundities on the ethics of cloning. And don’t expect Oscar-worthy acting. Senese’s accomplishment — and it’s done with a certain restraint — is to replicate the look and feel of ’70s horror films, which had become more assaultive on audience sensibilities than their predecessors, breaking taboos and borrowing techniques from exploitation films. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaJul 2, 2015
Students of sound design and horror-movie scores should see - or hear - Closer to God, which elicits more creepy scares than its transparent plot warrants, thanks to an unsettling audio mix and pulsing, percolating music from Thomas Nöla. Read full review
60
Village VoiceRob StaegerJul 2, 2015
The drama plays out as expected — the ending, particularly, seems too pat — but offers several well-executed moments of tension along the way. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis HarveyJul 2, 2015
The result is ultimately admirable more for what it resists — the usual sci-fi horror exploitation cliches — than for the watchable yet somewhat underwhelming impact of a narrative that feels perhaps a little too reined-in for its own good. Read full review
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The New York TimesAndy WebsterJul 2, 2015
Having painted Victor as a transgressive offender, Mr. Senese backpedals furiously with a coda asserting the potential rewards of genetic manipulation. It isn’t convincing. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineWes GreeneJun 29, 2015
The end result suggests Re-Animator as told through an airless CNN report. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJul 2, 2015
The writer/director deserves credit for his comparatively low-key approach to the potentially exploitative material, but much like the infant baby at its center, the film seems artificially cobbled-together. Read full review
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