The Five Devils
MUBI | Release Date: March 24, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
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Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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60
VarietyPeter DebrugeApr 5, 2023
The “Ava” director is more ambitious than successful this time around. Read full review
60
CineVueChristopher MachellMar 24, 2023
While The Five Devils doesn’t quite have the clarity of vision of her previous picture, its emotion, erotically-charged themes and puzzle-box structure leave much to recommend. Read full review
60
Screen DailyLee MarshallMay 28, 2022
Buoyed by two outstanding performances – from Adèle Exarchopoulos and first-time child actress Sally Dramé – and shot in ravishing 35mm, The Five Devils is a finely-crafted drama-genre hybrid, let down only by the fact that the story is a lot less interesting than the themes it carries. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerMar 29, 2023
If The Five Devils more bravely embraced a single perspective, that might have better bound together its depiction of a family splitting apart. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerMay 28, 2022
Mysius goes all out here, but her film overshoots its target by a few miles, even if the mise-en-scène is inspired and lead Adèle Exarchopoulos excellent as always. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawMar 22, 2023
Somehow it doesn’t all come together, delivering neither the stab of actual fear nor the satisfaction of real, plausible psychological insight. Read full review
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