The Human Surge
Grasshopper Film | Release Date: March 3, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
2
Negative:
2
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83
IndieWireEric KohnSep 9, 2016
This is a heckuva stimulating cinematic achievement for a relative newcomer. The Human Surge offers a shrewd commentary on the dissonance of technological connectivity and personal communication. Read full review
80
Village VoiceDiana ClarkeMar 5, 2017
Surreal and wordlessly unsettling, Eduardo Williams’ globe-crossing feature The Human Surge is intimate and pleasurably inscrutable. Read full review
75
The Film StageEthan VestbyFeb 24, 2017
Often blatantly ugly or boring, it’s not so much deliberately confrontational in the way so many experimental films are (or pride themselves on being), but rather risk-taking for the sake of something almost impossible to articulate — even if based in something obvious. Read full review
50
The New York TimesGlenn KennyMar 2, 2017
Just when you think you’ve got the movie pegged, it pulls a daring switch of perspective. While the thrill of that little coup is short-lived, it suggests that Mr. Williams may come up with something more substantial with his next feature. Read full review
50
VarietyJessica KiangFeb 9, 2017
If the slender paradox at the heart of the film is that the thing that connects us most is the difficulty of connection, The Human Surge is a victim of its own effectiveness: It’s rigorous, rarefied, and utterly remote. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmMar 3, 2017
Though the picture is admirable on a conceptual level, its execution is incoherent, interminable and a colossal strain on the eyes. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineCarson LundFeb 24, 2017
The film’s default state is an ambient inertia that gestures vaguely in multiple directions without concerning itself with the hard work of constructing an argument, a convincing milieu, or even a compelling mood. Read full review
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