Mosquito State
AMC Networks | Release Date: August 26, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAug 26, 2021
Borne along on the whine of insects and a lead performance of surpassing strangeness, “Mosquito State” is a disquieting merger of body horror and social commentary. Read full review
75
TheWrapCandice FrederickJul 29, 2021
As a kind of twisted social commentary, it doesn’t make much sense on paper, but don’t worry: It won’t make much sense on the screen, either, but Mosquito State manages to get under your skin and also to find moments of disquieting beauty. Read full review
70
Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpAug 31, 2021
Mosquito State is a profoundly annoying film. Believe it or not, this is meant as the highest compliment. Read full review
67
IndieWireDavid EhrlichJul 29, 2021
Some movies try to entertain you; this one holds your attention like a bite that you can’t stop yourself from scratching even though you know it’s only going to make things worse. It’s hostile and off-putting to the extreme, but also too aggravating to ignore or stop watching. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChuck BowenAug 23, 2021
The film hauntingly suggests that a man’s most rational move in a rigged society is to fade away into the ecosystem. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyJul 29, 2021
Juiced up with nods to Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis and to classic David Cronenberg bug-outs, much of it set to insidious techno beats, this is commandingly creepy psycho-horror, even if its forbidding narrative loses momentum. Read full review
58
The Film StageChristian GallichioSep 3, 2021
Mosquito State may fall short in synthesizing its odd fusion of body-horror and cautionary Wall Street tale, but it’s nevertheless a memorably gross film that shows Rymsza should make work more often. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreAug 16, 2021
A visually arresting, fascinating failure that may have you reaching for the calamine lotion before it’s over. Read full review
40
VarietyGuy LodgeJul 29, 2021
Mosquito State gradually allows its mise-en-scène to swamp its human narrative, not that the latter offers us much to care about anyway. As far as we’re concerned, the mosquitoes can have it all. Read full review
40
Screen DailyJonathan RomneyJul 29, 2021
In all fairness, the film is hard to enjoy, not least because its handful of intriguing ideas are so self-indulgently gussied up with ostentatious visual execution. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsAug 27, 2021
What’s really wrong with Richard is that he’s a boring monster. Read full review
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