Nina Forever
Epic Pictures Releasing | Release Date: February 12, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
CineVueMartyn ConterioJan 27, 2016
Nina Forever is a brilliant, intelligent and emotionally rewarding debut feature. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiFeb 12, 2016
Nina Forever subverts audience expectations at every turn and develops the kind of genuine emotional power that keeps it from being just another gory goof. Read full review
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzFeb 11, 2016
The film’s bizarre, gore-soaked premise actually manages to ease viewers into the far more uncomfortable topic of grief – after all, dying is easy, but living with death is much more complicated. Read full review
83
The PlaylistOktay Ege Kozak Jan 27, 2016
The powerful performances by the three leads really help create the brothers’ distinct vision. Read full review
80
The GuardianJordan HoffmanFeb 11, 2016
In addition to its ability to take this odd premise and run with it, Nina Forever scores by being tremendously erotic. Granted, what’s sexy varies from taste to taste, but the exuberance in passion exhibited by young Abigail Hardingham is refreshing in a landscape of independent films that too frequently play nudity for a cheap laugh or just to tick a box off a potential distributor’s list of requirements. Read full review
80
Screen DailyKim NewmanJan 27, 2016
The ending is haunting and affecting. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubAlex McCownFeb 11, 2016
Despite these uneven moments, the film still serves as a dark and morbid fable about the poor choices people can make in their efforts to prove that they are how they see themselves. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenFeb 11, 2016
Thanks to a trio of solid performances (especially the dryly bitter O'Shaughnessy, who suggests a young Helena Bonham Carter), this first feature, although a tad long, nevertheless emerges as a diabolically effective anti-date movie. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis HarveyJan 27, 2016
Eccentric as this premise is, the Blaines’ screenplay trails behind their confident direction in terms of ringing interesting variations on a limited, somewhat repetitious theme. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweJan 27, 2016
Although it’s an inspired gamble to introduce familiar genre elements into what’s essentially a high-strung relationship drama, Nina Forever’s repeatedly shifting tone ultimately proves more of a drawback than an asset. Read full review
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