Vortex
Utopia | Release Date: April 29, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
23
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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60
EmpireCaitlin QuinlanMay 13, 2022
Strong performances carry this unyielding portrait of dementia and elderly suffering that marks an interesting shift for Noé, but its relentless efforts to inflict sorrow and pain can feel overdone. Read full review
60
Little White LiesAdam WoodwardMay 13, 2022
If this is Noé at his most compassionate and vulnerable, it’s telling that Vortex ultimately lacks the raw emotional impact of Michael Haneke’s Amour, another brutally honest, skilfully acted chamber piece about dementia and death, or Florian Zeller’s more recent The Father. Read full review
60
Time OutPhil de SemlyenMay 12, 2022
This is obviously a deeply personal subject for Noé, who has spoken about experiencing the fallout of dementia first-hand. But while his film gradually pummels you, it can’t match 2021’s superb dementia chamber piece The Father for impact or insight. As it grinds towards its slightly contrived ending, it does start to feel like rubbernecking. Read full review
60
TimeStephanie ZacharekApr 29, 2022
So much of Vortex is stirring, compelling, upsetting. But a greater share is merely numbing in its depressive showiness. Read full review
60
VarietyOwen GleibermanApr 29, 2022
Vortex doesn’t let us off the hook. Gaspar Noé never does. But if he did, he might transcend his “Behold, you will know the dark side” brand. Read full review
55
Paste MagazineBrianna ZiglerSep 27, 2021
Vortex, while visually captivating, only functions as a window through which to look at death detached from the beauty of life. Read full review
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