Metascore
61 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Reviewed by: David Parkinson
    80
    A powerful meditation on personal freedom from a Hungarian auteur.
  2. Reviewed by: Eddie Cockrell
    70
    A beautifully atmospheric vessel that will seem infinitely deep to some and chafingly dry to others.
  3. 60
    Taking a page--or rather, several chapters--from the Eastern European art-house playbook, Hungarian filmmaker Kornél Mundruczó works this stock tale into a deliberately paced parable of desire and dread.
  4. Unfolding like a medieval horror movie, Delta is sometimes laughable but often admirable.
  5. Reviewed by: Deborah Young
    50
    This academic, albeit beautifully shot, exercise will appeal mainly to those who like their Greek tragedy served with no frills or explanations and a bare minimum of dialogue.