Fingernails
Apple Original Films | Release Date: October 27, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
16
Mixed:
11
Negative:
3
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60
The IndependentAdam WhiteNov 10, 2023
As Fingernails goes on, though, it never transcends its leading questions. Instead it maintains a quiet simmer. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeNov 6, 2023
Buckley, as always, is terrific, bringing the picture more emotional potency than it perhaps warrants. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawNov 2, 2023
It is the intelligence and delicacy of the acting which keeps this wobbly contrivance steady. Read full review
60
Little White LiesDavid JenkinsNov 1, 2023
Even though it’s a story that severely lacks for surprise, in both the silly nature of the tests and the question of Anna and Amir’s latent bond, the actors take the material seriously enough for the film to remain engaging enough. Read full review
58
Paste MagazineBrianna ZiglerNov 1, 2023
I found myself undeniably charmed by a lingering warmth in the coldness of Fingernails, no doubt helped along by the performances of Buckley and Ahmed. Read full review
50
Screen RantAlex HarrisonNov 3, 2023
Keeping us close to the film's talented cast is a decided strength of this, and the performances add nuance to a largely straightforward viewing experience. But it's hard not to wish Fingernails had grander designs. It shows just enough of its full potential to leave us wanting to see those ideas expressed more fully. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Alison WillmoreOct 28, 2023
The frustrating thing about Fingernails, which is directed by Christos Nikou from a script he wrote with Stavros Raptis and Sam Steiner, is that it’s so disconnected from the physical side of romance even as it has an intensely anatomical phenomenon at its center. Read full review
50
The PlaylistGregory EllwoodSep 26, 2023
The actors are game, but their connection is more cutesy than romantic. Read full review
50
IndieWireDavid EhrlichSep 26, 2023
There’s nowhere for the movie to go once it establishes that the safety love offers can also be the source of its undoing. Read full review
47
TheWrapOct 30, 2023
The movie only scratches the surface, bringing together the sexually potent Buckley, White and Ahmed but unable, or perhaps unwilling, to capture the passion of which they’re capable. Read full review
40
The GuardianCharles BramescoSep 26, 2023
The evasive, guarded acting from the main players can only do so much to elevate the paltry material Nikou gives them to work with. A long, fitfully amusing walk down a short road. Read full review
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