I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
| Release Date (Streaming): October 28, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Village VoiceApril WolfeOct 25, 2016
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House is the very best of gothic horror, that which needles at your insecure core and whispers in your ear what you already suspected: You will never be all right. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Oct 26, 2016
Perkins commits even harder to his singularly strange approach to the genre, turning a simple ghost story into an exercise in extremely prolonged unease. It could give Norman Bates the willies. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonOct 25, 2016
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House is a lightly gothic murder ballad made with great finesse and a fine cast. Read full review
75
ConsequenceRandall ColburnOct 30, 2016
What’s clear in Perkins’ second feature is that he’s clearly become aware that his talents as a visual storyteller outweigh his skill with narrative. He’s leaning into that, and while it might make for a more “difficult” film, it’s ultimately a more satisfying one. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoOct 28, 2016
Most importantly, this is not a film to be “solved.” It is a mood piece made by someone constantly playing with structure, but never in a way that calls overt attention to itself. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis HarveyOct 25, 2016
Intriguing as the resulting ambiance is, it alone can’t sustain the film. Read full review
50
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoOct 25, 2016
A few images sear with the burning sensation of undead terror, but that only accounts for a few short minutes of an otherwise more-daunting-than-it-should-be cinematic exploration of death. Read full review
40
The GuardianNigel M SmithOct 25, 2016
It’s commendable that Perkins seems wholly uninterested in the tropes of the genre: there’s only one jump scare, hardly any gore and no final girl. The elusiveness of the narrative, however, grows weary fast. Read full review
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