The Greasy Strangler
FilmRise | Release Date: October 7, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
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Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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6
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80
EmpireKim NewmanOct 10, 2016
If you can take the assault on your senses it’s worth sticking with for a core of genuine, affecting drama and dollops of sly, quotable humour. Read full review
80
CineVueChristopher MachellOct 6, 2016
Hosting's film is not for everyone; it is unforgiving and it is relentless. But for those of a certain disposition, The Greasy Strangler offers a great deal of distressing pleasure. Read full review
80
TheWrapDave WhiteOct 6, 2016
An ugly and frequently hilarious descent into all things repellent, the debut feature from director Jim Hosking plants itself firmly in a world of filth and shock. Read full review
75
The PlaylistRuss FischerOct 4, 2016
The Greasy Strangler is utterly honest, to the point of purity. For all its idiosyncrasies and blank lack of comprehension with respect to any taboo, this film believes in its corrosively yearning inhabitants, their unrefined desires and untrained bodies. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiOct 5, 2016
Hosking has a keen eye for this type of cringeworthy comedy, as evidenced by every scene going on 30 seconds longer than it should, and enhanced by over-the-top, cartoony violence. But is The Greasy Strangler a contender for cult classic status? I guess that’s a question for the ages. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsOct 7, 2016
Is it worth seeing? Yes, but only if you enjoy being grossed out. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawOct 6, 2016
Pure uncompromising yuckiness is what this comedy delivers. A grossout smack in the face. Deplorable. Unspeakable. Often funny. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshOct 6, 2016
While The Greasy Strangler eventually becomes tiresome in its relentless repellence, it’s just so odd it deserves to be lauded for simply existing. Read full review
60
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoSep 27, 2016
The Greasy Strangler is a perverted fever dream that will please few audiences, but those who enjoy it are in for one f*#ked up treat. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeOct 6, 2016
It’s not an attractive comparison, but The Greasy Strangler in some ways recalls "The Human Centipede III," in that it raises questions about a filmmaker’s relationship with the viewer. This is a far better and less offensive film than Tom Six’s, but it also comes custom-built to discomfit the majority of its audience. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaOct 2, 2016
It aims for John Waters-style transgression without evincing half of Waters’s wit and affection for eccentric lifestyles. Read full review
40
The New York TimesAndy WebsterOct 27, 2016
Its willful determination to be outré proves its undoing. Read full review
12
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenOct 13, 2016
The best thing about The Greasy Strangler: that title. The worst thing about The Greasy Strangler: everything that follows that title. Read full review
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