Cuck
Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: October 4, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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4
Negative:
1
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60
VarietyDennis HarveyOct 2, 2019
Cuck is powerful so long as we’re simply trapped observing Ronnie’s all-too-palpable incomprehension and childlike tantrums over his dead-end circumstances. But when those circumstances start to feel rigged, the film’s value as analysis of a hot-button social phenomenon begins to cool. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonOct 2, 2019
Initially a caustic and somewhat programmatic checklist of alt-right obsessions, Cuck becomes more tonally and dramatically interesting after it shifts gear midway through, when Ronnie's story becomes a lurid psychosexual nightmare reminiscent of Darren Aronofsky's "Requiem for a Dream." Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayOct 3, 2019
At its best, Cuck emphasizes those moments when Ronnie is reachable: when he’s treated like an ordinary person and tries his best to respond in kind. Read full review
40
CineVueJohn BleasdaleApr 22, 2020
Ultimately, though it hints at moments of wit, Cuck never feels serious enough to be a convincing character study and not garish enough to head into genre territory. Ultimately, this sordid tale feels both real and inconsequential. Read full review
10
The New York TimesGlenn KennyOct 3, 2019
If you want to make a movie that argues for stricter gun laws, or more conscientious nationwide mental health care, by all means go ahead. But this kind of morbid, witless scab-picking, capped by an oh-so-ironic choice of closing credits song, is worse than useless. Read full review
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