Nymphomaniac: Volume I
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: March 21, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
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Generally favorable reviews based on 41 Critic Reviews
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30
Mixed:
5
Negative:
6
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38
New York PostLou LumenickMar 20, 2014
As in genuine porn, most of the acting (except for Skarsgard, who deliberately tries to be funny and sometimes succeeds) is as flat and uninteresting as the script — even when the older Joe narrates a montage of flaccid penises. Read full review
38
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMar 10, 2014
Dull, carnal, and explicitly so in both regards, it’s a slow-moving slog through one crushed soul as she relates the empty, passionless pursuits of her youth. Read full review
30
Film.comJordan HoffmanMar 11, 2014
Nymphomaniac Vol. 1 is the worst thing Lars Von Trier has ever associated himself with. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleMar 20, 2014
Consists of long stretches of boredom, banal dialogue and contorted metaphors, interrupted by flashes of ugliness. See it if you want to be put off of sex for a month - longer if you're older, and perhaps for years if you're very young. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyMar 19, 2014
It's both exhausting and laughable in its eagerness to shock. That's the bad news. The worse news is that Volume II comes out next month. Read full review
0
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierMar 20, 2014
Danish director Lars von Trier makes this tale of one woman’s banal sexual adventures into inadvertent comedy. The film makes an analogy between sex and fly-fishing — and fly-fishing comes off as more intriguing. Read full review
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