Strangerland
Alchemy | Release Date: July 10, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
8
Negative:
2
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63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerJul 9, 2015
Eerie and unpredictable, Strangerland holds attention, even if traditional suspense tricks are avoided like they were dingos at the daycare. Read full review
63
Washington PostStephanie MerryJul 9, 2015
It’s hard to get over the movie’s haunting atmosphere. It may be just another story of kids in peril, but this one’s particularly hard to shake. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 7, 2015
Best of all is this setting — stark, reddish brown and sun-baked, the sort of place one only goes when every other possibility has been exhausted, and only movie stars could avoid turning instantly tanned and weathered. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerJul 8, 2015
Intentionally or not, Farrant and her screenwriters leave a hole at the center of their film. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireJul 10, 2015
Director Kim Farrant’s debut feature is beautifully shot and offers some powerful, well-acted moments from a strong cast, but it’s just relentlessly dreary. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJul 9, 2015
The progressive wrinkles...are both the fascination and the frustration of Strangerland, which strains credulity with its secrets and revelations to facilitate its surprises. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijApr 28, 2015
The film remains stranded in a sort of genre no man’s land. Read full review
42
The PlaylistJenni MillerApr 28, 2015
Strangerland starts off promisingly enough, but it just can't decide where it wants to go, or even how to get there. Read full review
40
VarietyJustin ChangJul 20, 2015
Too much of Strangerland simply feels dodgy and overdetermined, veering between art-film pretensions and melodramatic gestures, and governed by ambitions that outstrip the filmmakers’ abilities. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJul 9, 2015
Though Kidman is solid as a wife and mom tormented by her daughter's secret erotic life, Strangerland never successfully welds its central mystery with its psychosexual drapings, leaving neither especially interesting. Read full review
40
Screen DailyTim GriersonApr 28, 2015
The directorial debut of Australian filmmaker Kim Farrant is undone by a series of overwrought, miscalculated scenes that can’t be redeemed by an expert cast that’s fully committed to the heavy-handedness. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJul 9, 2015
Maybe the dingo ate their screenplay. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierJul 9, 2015
The brooding and emotional prickliness gets overwhelming. Kidman tries her best to flesh out her character, but writer-director Kim Farrant gives this still-undervalued actress little to do. Read full review
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