Proxy
IFC Midnight | Release Date: April 18, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
2
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80
Los Angeles TimesInkoo KangApr 17, 2014
Whatever Proxy lacks in narrative cohesion and psychological realism, it makes up for in its compelling fever-dream quality and its probing questions about the darker side of parenting. Read full review
80
The DissolveMike D'AngeloApr 16, 2014
Director and co-writer Zack Parker (Scalene) combines a Hitchcockian penchant for disorientation with a Brian De Palma-esque formal bravado, and he’s made the rare film that’s impossible to peg all the way up to its final minutes—a truly unnerving study in multiple pathologies. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoApr 18, 2014
Parker has made a tough, brutal, and often riveting thriller. Read full review
75
IndieWireEric KohnApr 15, 2014
Increasingly silly even as it maintains a grave tone, Proxy doesn't always work, but its commitment to unpredictable twists and pushing beyond morbid extremes bears the stamp of showmanship sorely lacking from many other examples of the genre. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Apr 16, 2014
Proxy’s greatest attribute is its deliberate dismantling of the audience’s assumptions. Read full review
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