The Man in the Basement
Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date: January 27, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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90
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJan 30, 2023
Le Guay effectively keeps the pressure on his characters and their loaded situation throughout, using ominous camera angles and anxious music cues to heighten the dread and uncertainty. He receives a fine assist from Renier and Cluzet, who commit to their divergent roles with unnerving intensity. It’s a terrific film. Read full review
88
ObserverRex ReedJan 30, 2023
As it unfolds, The Man in the Basement is as provocative, intelligent and suspenseful as anything you are likely to see this year. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyJan 27, 2023
The Man in the Basement doesn’t endorse a single answer; it ends on a deliberately tentative note, leaving the viewer thoroughly unsettled. Read full review
75
TheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanJan 26, 2023
The performances are impeccable, and the film’s structural elements are deftly handled across the board. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 26, 2023
Cluzet brings a marvelous edge to the tit-for-tat exchanges that ratchet up the anger, which is pretty much what his character wants. Oh yes, he’s easy to hate. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaJan 26, 2023
Somewhere in “The Man in the Basement” there is a smart psychodrama sharpened by political urgency, but what we get is a middling think piece that too quickly loses momentum — and peters out by the end. Read full review
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