Womb
Olive Films | Release Date: March 30, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York PostV.A. MusettoMar 30, 2012
You are unlikely to see a movie about incest made as sensitively and tastefully as Womb. And although the characters speak English, the film is firmly anchored in European sensibilities, thanks to its Hungarian director, Benedek Fliegauf. Read full review
60
NPRMark JenkinsMar 30, 2012
An incestuous payoff might be expected, given the casting of Green; she first attracted widespread attention in Bertolucci's "The Dreamers," as a young woman who is unusually close to her brother. But whatever happens, Womb is more melancholy than erotic. Read full review
60
VarietyBoyd van HoeijMar 27, 2012
Its quietly unsettling storytelling, precision visuals and almost mythical isolated setting all feel Hungarian to the core. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayMar 28, 2012
It's a fascinating film to think about, but far too cool to touch. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonMar 27, 2012
The glacial pace is only quickened for seconds at a time with evocative ideas and hints of satire. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMar 29, 2012
If the 20-odd seconds of blank screen squatting pointlessly amid the opening credits aren't enough warning that you're in for some seriously sluggish storytelling, then the adoption of a snail as one of the central motifs should drive the point home. Read full review
40
Time OutJoshua RothkopfMar 27, 2012
Green was meant for quick-witted comedy. Unfortunately, she's becoming a mainstay of painfully sincere slogs. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineCalum MarshMar 28, 2012
Too abstract to suggest a coherent moral lesson, but too remote to foster a satisfying emotional connection, Womb feels barren, an attempt to do too much that ultimately does very little. Read full review
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