Wildling
Warner Bros. | Release Date: April 13, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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83
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattApr 12, 2018
A clever, sharp-fanged mélange of classic midnight-movie horror and modern indie ingenuity. Read full review
75
New York PostSara StewartApr 12, 2018
A supernatural “What’s Happening to My Body?” parable in company with “Carrie,” “Ginger Snaps” and last year’s “Thelma,” Wildling is low-key with an undertone of menace, skillfully directed by Fritz Böhm in his feature debut (though some of his nighttime scenes are so dark it’s genuinely hard to tell what’s going on). Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzApr 26, 2018
It’s a promising debut for Böhm, with a lot of promise. But it’s a home run for Powley, who makes Wildling worth watching even when it shouldn’t be. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayApr 12, 2018
Böhm doesn't do so well with Wildling's scare scenes and gore, because he seems more focused on making a coming-of-age character study than an effective fright-flick. But he has one remarkable character in Anna, who's played by Powley as a feral gal with a heartbreakingly doleful soul. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweApr 5, 2018
Shifting the film into action mode necessitates several leaps of faith to keep pace with the plot as Powley goes crashing through the forest with near abandon. Read full review
60
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoApr 5, 2018
Wildling may swerve last-minute into a less dense finale, but Bel Powley's performance is worth this fierce and untamed coming-of-self arc that's so exquisitely female-centered. Read full review
56
Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpApr 11, 2018
As Wildling’s center, Powley keeps our attention in her orbit, and Böhm constructs a universe around her that’s worthy of her talent (if at times too murkily filmed for its own good). But the movie loses its thread 15 minutes or so into its running time. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliApr 16, 2018
Wildling starts out strongly but the qualities that make the first 20 minutes engrossing and harrowing drain away and the movie morphs into a thoroughly unsatisfying excursion into fantasy-tinged horror. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergApr 12, 2018
This creature feature from the director Fritz Böhm is functional but lacks flavor, an imaginative spark that might distinguish it from any number of other I-was-a-teenage-monster movies. Read full review
40
Village VoiceApril WolfeApr 12, 2018
The attention paid to images does not translate to character development, story, or dialogue, leaving little emotional resonance, while making me seriously wonder if the men telling these stories understand much at all about female sexuality. Read full review
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