Swiss Army Man
A24 | Release Date: June 24, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
Positive:
23
Mixed:
11
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
CineVueJohn BleasdaleSep 29, 2016
For the most part Swiss Army Man is a visually unique gas and only feels bloated when it tries to hitch its wayward originality to some sort of real world application. Read full review
60
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottJun 29, 2016
You might love it or you might hate it, but you won't soon forget it -- and you won't be able to say you've seen a movie quite like Swiss Army Man before. Read full review
60
TheWrapDave WhiteJun 24, 2016
If Swiss Army Man were a silent, scoreless effort, presented as otherworldly slapstick, or if it had employed Lil Jon to yell some obliquely connected, thematic exhortations and non sequiturs, it might have reached the heights of its music video predecessor. As it plays out, though, it smells a little too much like teen spirit. Read full review
60
Screen DailyTim GriersonFeb 1, 2016
Swiss Army Man is a powerfully audacious and wilfully odd odyssey that is too nervy and strangely emotional to dismiss outright but, ultimately, isn’t satisfying enough to provoke a full-throated defence, either. Read full review
60
The GuardianJordan HoffmanFeb 1, 2016
It’s coarse and it’s stupid, but it is, thanks mostly the two good performances and some stylish use of music and editing, a little bit moving. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyJun 23, 2016
A hot, strange mess that never quite comes together the way it should. Read full review
58
The Film StageJordan RaupFeb 1, 2016
Swiss Army Man is an exceptionally unusual, one-of-a-kind achievement, worthy to seek out for that factor alone. However, if as much time was spent on refining the script as was the world-building, this could have been a magical realism fever dream like few others. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzJun 30, 2016
That the film – part dark comedy and part cinematic dare – is the most unusual sight you’ll encounter at the movies this year is not up for debate. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTy BurrJun 29, 2016
This is a buddy movie in which one of the buddies is dead. Yet, if anything, the emotional bonding is — or wants to be — more resonant than ever. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJun 23, 2016
Even with all the design-rich invention and admirably committed weirdness on display in “Swiss Army Man,” we’re still in the land of immature males, poor-me feelings and superpowers. While the movie focuses on one end of the body, you might be left sighing from the other. Read full review
42
The PlaylistRuss FischerFeb 1, 2016
Swiss Army Man is a big swing — there's no denying the risk in putting two well-known actors in a film where one plays a barely-mobile corpse — but also a big whiff that rarely connects its characters and situations to humor or empathy. Read full review
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