Involuntary
| Release Date: January 14, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsMar 19, 2015
Engrossing and weirdly funny. Read full review
80
The DissolveScott TobiasJan 15, 2015
Beyond theme, however, these stories are united by the agonizing, low-level tension Östlund brings to bear on every scene, which vary in importance, but not in consequences for the characters involved. Read full review
80
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJan 15, 2015
The bitterly funny, multistrand Involuntary, from 2008, is a step forward in the director’s ambition. Read full review
80
The TelegraphTim RobeyJan 15, 2015
The vignettes of rule-breaking and social exclusion have a funny and stinging force. Read full review
80
Time Out LondonTrevor JohnstonJan 15, 2015
His film is the product of tough-love, arresting, unexpected and worth your time. Read full review
80
Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonJan 15, 2015
Involuntary doesn't simplify its stories into a single point of view or idea; rather, Östlund is merely visiting these high-pressure moments in which Swedish culture frays, melts down, and betrays its ultra-civilized idea of itself. Read full review
70
VarietyLeslie FelperinJan 15, 2015
Perfs, by a mixture of non-pros and little-known thesps, are impressively naturalistic and spontaneous. Ostlund has a knack for comedy, although his script, co-written with Erik Hemmendorff, is a little opaque about where it stands on the morality of each strand’s situation. Read full review
60
EmpireDavid ParkinsonJan 15, 2015
A challenging and intelligent Swedish drama that still raises laughs. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberJan 15, 2015
We expect these stories to intersect, but instead they are completely self-contained narratives that rarely reach a potent dramatic conclusion. More irritating is Ostlund's shooting style, which consists of very long takes from an unmoving camera, often from the backs of the heads of important characters. Read full review
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