Greta
Focus Features | Release Date: March 1, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
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Mixed or average reviews based on 42 Critic Reviews
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19
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18
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
TheWrapSteve PondNov 19, 2018
While it sometimes feels as if it’s just not enough fun, once you get to the twin switcheroos and then the insane ending, you have little choice but to buy into horror-audience protocol and embrace it for the bloody hoot it is. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenFeb 27, 2019
Despite the buildup of these horror expectations, there is no predicting how deliciously enjoyable it is to witness the macabre dance performed by Moretz and Huppert, two of the best actresses working in today’s movies. They play their game of cat and mouse with claws out; by the end of the berserko film, their characters are practically swinging from the rafters. Everyone appears to be having a grand time in Greta, and it would be crass for us as viewers to not respond similarly. Read full review
75
ConsequenceAllison ShoemakerMar 1, 2019
Those who follow it down its strange little alley will be rewarded with beautiful music, Isabelle Huppert, and a table-flip for the ages. See it with your mom. It’ll be weird. That’s what Greta would want. Read full review
75
The Associated PressLindsey BahrFeb 27, 2019
Huppert seems to be enjoying herself fully leaning into Greta’s insanity, so perhaps this one can get a pass. She helps elevate the film from its self-consciously B-movie roots to be something that’s actually pretty good. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedFeb 27, 2019
It’s a nail-biter that sends ice down the spine and proves that in the hands of a master director, any genre is capable of achieving new heights of imagination. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineJake ColeSep 17, 2018
Neil Jordan’s deft control of pace and tone elevates Greta past mere gimmickry, resulting in a comic thriller whose goofy humor only compounds its mastery of suspense. Read full review
75
The PlaylistGregory EllwoodSep 10, 2018
Greta is one of those thrillers where you see almost every twist coming, but the actors are so into it that you still get sucked in. Read full review
75
IndieWireKate ErblandSep 10, 2018
It opens as a stilted, awkward drama, complete with the always-delightful Maika Monroe giving literal voice to what appears to be the film’s obvious theme (mommy issues, basically) — and then it takes a surprising flip. Read full review
70
The AtlanticDavid SimsMar 1, 2019
As it is, Greta is more of a Terminator movie, with everyone doing their best to get out of Huppert’s way for 98 enjoyable minutes—though that’s still worth a recommendation in my book. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeFeb 27, 2019
Falls squarely in B movie territory but, by virtue of its two lead performers, winds up being far more enjoyable than it has any right to be. Read full review
70
Rolling StonePeter TraversFeb 26, 2019
Jordan, working from a script he conjured up with Ray Wright, is in it for suspense tinged with laughs. But with these two dynamo actresses front and center, this nail-biter keeps you riveted. Read full review
70
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganSep 10, 2018
Greta is best read as tongue-in-cheek femme fun. And proof, certainly, that despite her considerable success, Huppert has not at all fallen into the trap of taking herself to seriously. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichSep 10, 2018
The filmmaker's expressively cockeyed impulses soon take over (he's ably assisted by the terrific cinematographer Seamus McGarvey), and the resulting craziness is quite delightful to behold in the moment and to reflect on after. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattMar 1, 2019
A loony psychodrama so steeped in winking, twinkly-toed camp that it almost (almost!) escapes the leaden tropes of the genre. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeFeb 27, 2019
This is a slight film, unlikely to be remembered in the long-term by anyone but completists who discover it during deep dives into its leads’ respective filmographies. But, oh, what a giddy ride awaits them. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliMar 4, 2019
For the movie’s first half, director Neil Jordan does a reasonably good job of it. Then, unfortunately, he falls victim to the most dreaded of horror movie clichés: supposedly smart characters doing irredeemably dumb things. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzMar 1, 2019
From the looks of it, Huppert had a grand time playing the title character in Greta, a film that could have been released in the era of MTV veejays and VCRs. Read full review
63
Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonFeb 28, 2019
Neil Jordan gives us a fancier version of the Lifetime staple in Greta. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 20, 2019
And Monroe, Moretz’s “Fifth Wave” co-star (best-known for “It Follows”), has just enough edge to make Erica a New Yorker newcomers to the city might want to listen to when she barks out a warning, even if it’s hard to take somebody this into yoga — and yoga pants — that seriously. Read full review
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