Revenge
Neon | Release Date: May 11, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
81
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
21
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
TheWrapApril WolfeMay 10, 2018
In other hands, this film could go kitsch, could all be a big joke, but Fargeat directs Lutz like no other Rambo-style action hero before her. Read full review
100
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlMay 9, 2018
Fargeat is thoughtful about the elements of her genre, flagrant in her inversions of them but also ferocious in her commitment to them. She has an eye for landscape, a love of light — relish the infernal glare of the dust whenever a driver here hits the brakes at night — and an all-too-rare mastery of geography in an action scene. Read full review
100
ScreenCrushBritt HayesMar 27, 2018
Just when you thought rape-revenge movies had nothing left to say (if they even had anything to say in the first place), along comes Revenge — which transcends mere cleverness with a thoughtful, challenging approach to a worn-out concept. Read full review
91
The PlaylistEli FineApr 5, 2018
Revenge is a hugely satisfying horror movie, a real achievement on the parts of all involved. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshMay 10, 2018
This rape revenge story swaps points of view, but it doesn't break the mold. The characters, archetypes and beats are familiar, which allows Fargeat to play with symbolism in a bold, pointed manner. Read full review
89
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovMay 9, 2018
Ferociously subversive and trippily beautiful debut feature from director and screenwriter Coralie Fargeat. Read full review
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzMay 10, 2018
From beginning to brutal end, this is Fargeat’s uncompromising creation, but Lutz is at the centre of the terror, and acquits herself well as a person never to be dismissed, or crossed, again. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireMay 10, 2018
The film we need right now, from a filmmaker we need right now: French writer/director Coralie Fargeat, who makes her stunning feature debut with a rape-revenge fantasy that’s as brutal as it is thrilling. Read full review
87
Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpMay 10, 2018
With Revenge, Fargeat has waved a blistering middle finger at rape culture and rape culture’s enablers. Revenge isn’t hers alone. It’s womanhood’s, too. Read full review
83
IndieWireDavid EhrlichMay 7, 2018
Revenge is a bit too thin to sustain its running time (despite its slickness and mesmeric rhythm), but Fargeat’s well-executed finale is worth the wait, particularly for how it cements Lutz as a final girl for the ages. A girl who’s stripped of her humanity, and then finds the strength to return the favor several times over. Read full review
80
Vanity FairK. Austin CollinsMay 11, 2018
Fargeat gets her thrills from all the bad things that make her genre great: Cinematography that’s rancid with heat and color, sound design that delights in every exaggerated crunch and squish. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinMay 11, 2018
Revenge inverts the gutbucket revenge genre without transcending it. That said, why should men have all the fun? The movie is like Ladies’ Night at a sleaze-o bar. Read full review
80
EmpireHelen O'HaraMay 10, 2018
Even if you think you know where it’s going as its builds to a near-wordless finale (and you might be right), the moments of character detail are beautifully judged, and the gore surprisingly well splashed. Read full review
80
The New York TimesA.O. ScottMay 9, 2018
Revenge leaves a lurid, punchy afterimage, an impression somewhere between righteous delight and quivering revulsion. It’s both a challenge and a calling card, in which Ms. Fargeat at once exposes what’s wrong with her chosen genre and demonstrates her mastery of it. Read full review
80
Time OutCath ClarkeMay 8, 2018
What’s interesting about Revenge is that it’s told from a female perspective – and by a female filmmaker. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyMar 27, 2018
This is a rape retaliation thriller both tautly controlled and wildly over-the-top, executed with flashy style, sly visual humor and a subversive feminist sensibility. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineChuck BowenMay 7, 2018
Fetishism, parody, and various registers of violence propel a livewire thriller that mines the free-floating hostility existing between genders. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeMar 27, 2018
The film works best if you approach it as a fantasy, with Jen as a near-supernatural angel of vengeance; otherwise, it’s easy to get hung up on the inconsistencies as the action grows increasingly over-the-top. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMay 10, 2018
What’s as striking as the violence is Fargeat’s confidence as a filmmaker. She risks absurdity at every turn, fearlessly daring the audience to accept unlikely scenarios. Take that challenge. However difficult “Revenge” may be to watch at times, it’s worth it. Read full review
70
The AtlanticDavid SimsMay 9, 2018
Swerving between thrill-a-minute action and intense, drawn-out suspense, Revenge has all the subtlety of a bazooka to the face, but it’s an arresting watch if you can stomach its most lurid moments of violence. Read full review
67
ConsequenceMichael RoffmanMay 7, 2018
Revenge is one big fuck you to a genre that has treated women like meat — often literally — and she takes back the reigns with incredible muscle. But what makes the movie riveting is how Lutz’s transition from damsel to destructor is filled with all kinds of tumbles. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawMay 10, 2018
A well made film, which slithers confidently in its slick of blood. Read full review
58
The Film StageJared MobarakMay 8, 2018
Right when I was ready to resign myself to the thought that Revenge simply started too strong to maintain itself, Fargeat brought me back from the brink with a tense labyrinthine conclusion making use of its locale and blood as plot propulsion. Read full review
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