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Theeviravaathi: The Terrorist
Metascore
68 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
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  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    It's hard not to come away in awe of a director in complete control of every frame.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    90
    A wonder several times over.
  3. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    83
    Its overall effect is haunting, hypnotic and moving in a profound and unexpected way.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    80
    Sivan has accomplished something extraordinary: he has given political extremism a human face.
  5. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    80
    Extraordinarily poetic, suspenseful film.
  6. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    If you have ever wondered what kind of person volunteers to become a human bomb, and what they think about in the days before their death, this film wonders, too.
  7. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Foreman
    75
    Visually gorgeous despite its low budget, The Terrorist is a haunting film.
  8. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    73
    A remarkable debut, and its first half is a genuine jolt.
  9. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    70
    Taut psychological thriller.
  10. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    70
    A heartbreaking reminder of all the wars whose frontlines are currently held by the very young, wars that have robbed them not only of family and friends, but of their childhoods as well.
  11. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    60
    The movie's bold visual and psychological patterns, as well as its heavy immersion in the natural world, imbue Malli's journey with a folktale quality.
  12. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Robert Horton
    60
    When it counts, this film is absolutely successful.
  13. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    50
    Breathtakingly gorgeous but ultimately thematically unsatisfying.
  14. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    40
    The ideological reasons for the heroine's project aren't divulged, so I guess we're supposed to be fascinated simply by the fanaticism of her will, doubts and all. I wasn't.
  15. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: G. Alllen Johnson
    38
    The best-looking bad movie in years.
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