Stanleyville
Oscilloscope | Release Date: April 22, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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70
VarietyMichael NordineApr 20, 2022
With a firm commitment to its alluringly offbeat premise and a grounding lead performance from Susanne Wuest, this indie oddity is an enjoyable descent into the absurd despite an apparent lack of interest in answering most of the questions it raises. Read full review
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The Film StageJared MobarakApr 21, 2022
The experience is as much about the eye of the beholder for the audience as the game is for its contestants. You get back what you put in. I got entertainment. Maybe you’ll get more (or less). Read full review
67
IndieWireDavid EhrlichApr 20, 2022
If Stanleyville initially assumes the posture of an Off-Off-Broadway adaptation of “Dogtooth” — one happy to revel in half-baked ideas and hand-me-down humor — its commitment to entropy randomness gradually coheres into an identity of its own. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyApr 22, 2022
"Stanleyville" is part Stanford Prison Experiment and part MTV's "The Real World." It's part Milgram experiment and part "Squid Game." Read full review
60
Paste MagazineMatt DonatoApr 20, 2022
An under 90-minute runtime does the film a massive favor, but Stanleyville is still an overextended last-person-standing confrontation of life’s ultimate acceptance that fulfillment may not ever be achievable. Read full review
58
Original-CinThom ErnstMay 5, 2022
McCabe-Loko substitutes erratic behaviour and raised voices for tension. But Stanleyville does seem to have something to say. Just because I cannot decipher any significant meaning doesn't mean you won't. Then again, in the words of someone wiser than me, some films are merely meant to be experienced. That could be the case with Stanleyville. I only wish the experience was a bit more enjoyable. Read full review
40
The New York TimesTeo BugbeeApr 21, 2022
The contest intentionally lacks meaningful rewards, an obvious metaphor for life’s arbitrary stakes. But as cinema, the lack of purpose becomes a test of patience. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenApr 21, 2022
What starts out as a screwball “Squid Game” ultimately yields a paltry payoff in the case of “Stanleyville,” a self-consciously quirky social satire that is content to coast on its waning surface weirdness. Read full review
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