Voyeur
Netflix | Release Date: December 1, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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80
Vanity FairJordan HoffmanDec 9, 2017
There are issues of trust between the two men. It’s unclear who is exploiting whom—and impossible to know what is being recreated for the camera and what is being captured “live.” This is all to the betterment of Voyeur, which, it isn’t too much of a spoiler to say, ultimately concludes that Mr. Talese and Mr. Foos aren’t all that different from one another. Read full review
75
The PlaylistChris BarsantiJul 25, 2018
Unfortunately, the tendency of Voyeur to tilt towards comedy undermines the weight of its story. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireDec 1, 2017
Too often, Kane and Koury don’t seem to trust entirely what they have, and they needlessly pad Voyeur with miniatures, re-enactments and an overall light, playful tone. It all seems at odds with the story’s fundamentally disturbing — yet gripping — content. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperNov 30, 2017
This is a chronicle of two men — writer and subject — obsessed with the theme of spying on unsuspecting, innocent people who have no idea their private lives are on display. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenNov 30, 2017
[A] fascinating and frustrating documentary. Read full review
67
ConsequenceDominick Suzanne-MayerDec 5, 2017
Voyeur leaves its viewers with more questions about what happened in the Manor House and what it meant than they’ll have coming in. If that’s hardly the note of finality that many will want or expect, it’s the aspect of the film that perhaps feels the most authentic and honest. Read full review
65
TheWrapRobert AbeleNov 30, 2017
By the end of this captivating if unsettling movie, Foos’s unpunished criminality notwithstanding, you’ll have plenty to chew on about the nature of the relationship between journalist and subject. Read full review
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