Daylight
Cinema Purgatorio | Release Date: July 15, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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90
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJul 14, 2011
Not one for climactic endings or predictable histrionics, the director, David Barker (who wrote the script with Ms. Meierhans and Mr. Godere), sticks to the stylistic template of his debut feature, "Afraid of Everything," which was filmed in 1999. Preferring the tease over the tell, his films coax us into looking beneath the surface. What we find is mostly up to us. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasOct 21, 2011
Replete with superior acting and visual splendor, the film is a fine instance of the overly familiar made fresh. Read full review
75
IndieWireEric KohnJul 13, 2011
Barker's screenplay demonstrates a conviction that its genre can command great importance, allowing it to transcend the easy shocks associated with the exploitation movie experience and create an entirely fresh rhythm. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallSep 17, 2011
Director David Barker creates tension by crosscutting between shots of the sun-drenched landscape and charged close-ups of the cloistered characters before delivering a bloody climax. Read full review
70
VarietyJoe LeydonJul 16, 2011
Some movie buffs will be amused to note slight but perceptible plot similarities between Daylight and, of all things, "The Tall T," Budd Boetticher's classic 1957 Western. To their credit, the filmmakers more or less acknowledge the influence in the closing credits. Read full review
60
Village VoiceNick PinkertonJul 12, 2011
Punctuating views of the bucolic countryside and sky attest to nature or God's indifference to human suffering, but such formalist touches don't overwhelm the responsive ensemble work in this resourceful, taboo-prodding sickie. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineGlenn Heath Jr.Jul 11, 2011
Daylight reaches an apex of terror that it never quite tops. Read full review
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