Nocebo
RLJE Films | Release Date: November 4, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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3
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3
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0
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83
The Film StageJared MobarakNov 4, 2022
Green and Fonacier are both fantastic within this evolving dynamic, their inevitable end a mutually brutal sacrifice meant to close a broken loop rather than continue some damaging cycle. Their characters are so complex that their best moments are those subtle shimmers revealing true natures beneath old façades. Read full review
75
The PlaylistNed BoothNov 4, 2022
It’s rare for a film to so boldly depict shamanic experience as Nocebo does here, where ritual and sacrifice open up relations with enigmatic and powerful forces in unseen realms. Read full review
70
Screen DailyNikki BaughanNov 1, 2022
Nocebo combines traditional Filipino folklore with modern concerns about cultural exploitation, and while it is prone to moments of melodramatic excess is still another intriguing work from one of Ireland’s most interesting talents. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubLuke Y. ThompsonNov 1, 2022
The “mystery” elements simply aren’t mysterious. Yet without them, the sparse moments of gore and icky bugs aren’t quite enough to pad things out. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsNov 4, 2022
With Nocebo, Finnegan and his collaborators have put their finger on something dark and disturbing. Too bad it’s never as upsetting as it is suggestive. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJason ZinomanNov 4, 2022
This movie has plenty going for it: excellent actors (Fonacier has a knack for coiled tension), stylish camerawork by the director Lorcan Finnegan and a point to make about economic exploitation. What’s missing is any sense of surprise. Read full review
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