Assassination Nation
critic Reviews
, 74% Fresh Tomatometer Score- Assassination Nation juggles exploitation and socially aware elements with mixed results, but genre fans may find it too stylish and viscerally energetic to ignore.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreClarisse LoughreyIndependent (UK)
Every point the film wants to make has to be roared via lengthy speeches and declarations made straight down the lens. Any deeper meaning becomes lost. When the fires finally subside, there's not that much to be found in the ashes.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMark KermodeKermode & Mayo's Film Review
Gleeful... I turned to myself and went, "wow."
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreEd PottonTimes (UK)
Here it is, the definitive movie for the Donald Trump era. Like Trump, it's crass, disturbing and devoid of subtext. Unlike him, it has style, self-awareness and a sense of humour.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreWendy IdeObserver (UK)
Takes well-aimed potshots at the patriarchy and the expectations placed upon young women by a jaded, content-hungry culture raised on insta-porn imagery.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDonald ClarkeIrish Times
The messages are conveyed by a dizzying mass of violent, sexual images ... that throb to an excellent score by Ian Hultquist. Bravura shots abound.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreHannah StrongLittle White Lies
Enough with the feminism-as-male-titillation, please.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSerena SeghedoniLoud and Clear Reviews
Assassination Nation is Sam Levinson’s modern-day take on the Salem Witch Trials, and a “movie for absolutely right now” that you won’t be able to forget.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreCory Woodroof615 Film
If Joker, Euphoria, Kill Bill and The Purge did the same TikTok dance, but Sam Levinson was the one who came up with the moves…yeah.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMichael Cubythem.
All of the central four characters deliver captivating performances.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreBrian EggertDeep Focus Review
The whole thing wants to be clever and insightful, but also radical and offensive to get your attention. It's never less than painfully obvious.
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