Queen of Hearts
Breaking Glass Pictures | Release Date: November 1, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1
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80
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleOct 31, 2019
The tricky brilliance of Queen of Hearts is in how el-Toukhy uses a well-worn narrative — the unsuspecting, hidden passion with the appearance of erotic freedom — to unveil what in reality is a poisonous tale of abuse. Read full review
80
Screen DailyAllan HunterOct 30, 2019
The result is an intriguing, smartly sustained drama in which we learn to be wary of those who claim the moral high ground. Read full review
80
Film ThreatBradley GibsonOct 30, 2019
Director May El-Toukhy paints an engaging, uncompromising film in bold strokes, never looking away or shrinking from Anne’s boldness to act on her desires, or her willingness to remorselessly do whatever she must to restore the status quo of her life. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyOct 30, 2019
The film maintains its edge because el-Toukhy serves up this unsavory dish cold, without any mollifying humanistic judgments or reassurances that people are actually better than this. The central character is as heartless as any treacherous double-crosser in a film noir, but without the constant stylistic reminder that we live in a nasty, dark, dog-eat-dog world. Read full review
70
VarietyGuy LodgeOct 30, 2019
In a conversation piece pitched halfway between the delicate Sirkian tragedy and Adrian Lyne at his most sensational, it’s the overridingly controlled nature of proceedings — from performance to production design — that keeps “Queen of Hearts” from sliding into the hysterical silliness that its provocations invite. Read full review
60
The New York TimesGlenn KennyOct 31, 2019
When the movie isn’t straining, the go-for-broke performances of Dyrholm and Lindh give it a specific, unusual tension — like the feeling you get when you’ve over-tightened a corkscrew and know the matter around it is about to crumble. Read full review
35
TheWrapSimon AbramsOct 30, 2019
Gender inequality may be a potentially complicating factor when it comes to sexual trauma (i.e., men can also be abused by women), but that provocative conceit isn’t considered with much care or intelligence. Read full review
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