The Marsh King's Daughter
Lionsgate | Release Date: November 3, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
7
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
85
Film ThreatRyan DevirDec 22, 2023
What I appreciated about this movie was how it captured trauma and selective memory. Read full review
69
Paste MagazineTara Bennett Nov 8, 2023
While the first third establishes the premise with a lot of promise and a compelling backstory, the rest of the film can’t rise above perfunctory cat-and-mouse dynamics that lack urgency and emotional stakes. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comNell MinowNov 3, 2023
Despite strong work from Ben Mendelsohn, Daisy Ridley, and Gil Birmingham, director Neil Burger's adaptation is a medium-level thriller. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 2, 2023
The predictability of much of what we see unfold here isn’t an asset. “Marsh King’s Daughter” can feel perfunctory, lacking the interior life that a novel gives characters. But the settings, the striking cinematography, sharp, suspense-heightening editing of the action beats and the stars lead this Marsh King’s Daughter out of the swamp. Read full review
63
Washington PostPat PaduaNov 2, 2023
The film’s execution isn’t entirely convincing. It’s not the actors’ fault. Read full review
60
Screen RantMae AbdulbakiNov 2, 2023
The performances elevate a story that could have gone deeper, but is fine for what it’s trying to be. Read full review
60
The New York TimesRobert DanielsNov 2, 2023
A game Ridley, along with a brief cameo by a soulful Gil Birmingham, provides the necessary stakes for Burger’s film not to idle in narrative mud. Read full review
50
VarietyOwen GleibermanNov 2, 2023
The movie is being marketed as a “psychological” thriller, but psychology is what it doesn’t have. It’s more like “Cape Fear” reduced to a “Predator” sequel. Read full review
50
We Got This CoveredFrancisca TinocoNov 2, 2023
The Marsh King's Daughter is yet another addition to the forgotten library of inconsequential and underdeveloped action thrillers. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckNov 2, 2023
The novel presumably filled in the blanks to build an engrossing tale, one that here comes across as a rote suspenser, complete with jump scares and a violent climax. The actors nearly elevate the proceedings to something greater. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineRoss McIndoeNov 2, 2023
Once the film turns into a paranoid home-invasion thriller, there’s no ambiguity left to the tale. Read full review
50
IndieWireDavid EhrlichNov 2, 2023
Perhaps suffering from the same kind of identity crisis as its heroine, Burger’s soggy mishmash of an adaptation struggles to thread the needle between pulpy fun and a probing character study. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleNov 3, 2023
When we need the churning dread of an intimate tale of generational trauma, The Marsh King’s Daughter goes formulaic, and when we’re primed for exploitation sweats, it gets flabby. Read full review
16
ColliderChase HutchinsonNov 2, 2023
While Ridley gives her all to a more thoughtful and nuanced performance, The Marsh King's Daughter remains a film on a directionless journey to nowhere. Even with the commitment of its lead, it just gets lost in the woods before falling flat on its face. Read full review
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