Soft in the Head
| Release Date: April 18, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
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Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1
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100
Village VoiceCalum MarshApr 16, 2014
Surprising, challenging, and never less than thrilling. Read full review
88
Slant MagazineEla BittencourtApr 17, 2014
Nathan Silver captures the young-adult experience, particularly the agony of first sexual pangs, in films that deftly mix beguilement and repulsion. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeApr 17, 2014
Etxeberria is a good match for the film's Cassavetes-inspired character study. She's no Gena Rowlands, but this woman is clearly under the influence of something that might destroy more lives than hers. Read full review
60
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergApr 17, 2014
From a dramatic standpoint, the movie can be unconvincing... From a formal standpoint, though, the movie impresses, maintaining a sense of anxiety through tight shots and a sound design that favors overlapping voices and constant clatter. Read full review
25
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeApr 17, 2014
Carl Kranz, as a possibly autistic boy enamored of Natalia, offers his scenes some heart. But Soft in the Head is drab, ramshackle stuff — up in everyone’s face, and finding very little there. Read full review
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