The Strange Ones
Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: January 5, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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6
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1
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
IndieWireEric KohnOct 19, 2017
Its atmospheric sophistication holds strong throughout, channeling a wonder for the natural world reminiscent of Terrence Malick with an air of existential dread straight out of Andrei Tarkovsky. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinJan 5, 2018
The arty but suspenseful drama The Strange Ones is a perfect demonstration of how the craft of storytelling is also the craft of withholding — of revealing as little as possible in carefully parceled-out amounts. Read full review
74
Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpJan 4, 2018
The Strange Ones is a solid movie on first watch that becomes a seriously good movie on second watch. Maybe that’s a poor framework for an endorsement, but the film is more than the shock of its climax. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshOct 19, 2017
It’s an artful, boundary-pushing debut from Radcliff and Wolkstein, with breakthrough performances from Freedson-Jackson, and Pettyfer, perhaps signaling a new direction in his career. Read full review
67
The Film StageJohn FinkOct 19, 2017
Well-acted by lead James Freedson-Jackson, the film takes its subject matter more seriously than it takes its plot. It’s one of those films that captivates in the moment until it all falls apart. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzJan 5, 2018
The film is worth seeing because, regardless of things that I wish had been done better or differently, it feels like the beginning of a major filmmaking career, and because Pettyfer and Freedson-Jackson are so strong. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenDec 20, 2017
However nuanced and artful, the nightmarish unease is laid on so thick that, in combination with the cryptic narrative, it gradually turns to murk. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineChuck BowenDec 31, 2017
The film's mixture of sensationalism and self-conscious artiness is experimentally disingenuous at best. Read full review
30
VarietyJoe LeydonOct 19, 2017
There’s a point beyond which it’s difficult to believe anything that happens on screen, and impossible to care what is supposed to be real or not. Unfortunately, the movie continues for a lengthy stretch after that, until it literally trudges into a deep, dark hole. Read full review
25
Movie NationRoger MooreDec 26, 2017
Perhaps this slow and generally dull and opaque picture never should have seen the light of day. Read full review
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