Nightbitch
critic Reviews
, 59% Rotten Tomatometer Score- As far as adaptations go, Nightbitch packs more bark than bite as the stellar Amy Adams takes on motherhood and the neighborhood in a rather conventional romp.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreGiselle Au-Nhien NguyenThe Age (Australia)
Yoder’s rage does shine through, but the silly, slapstick nature of the metaphor made flesh is ultimately a distraction and a disservice.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMark KermodeKermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)
I think that every man should see this.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBill GoodykoontzArizona Republic
There’s a danger in critiquing the movie you wish a director had made instead of the one they did, but in this case, Heller did make a horror film and then backed off from the horror aspects.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreWendy IdeObserver (UK)
Heller seems far more at ease with the domestic drama element than she is with the swerve into absurdist fantasy. Nightbitch would have worked better if it had been pushed further in either direction.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRichard BrodyThe New Yorker
Heller gives the impression of knowing exactly what she wants to say, with the result that she turns her characters into mouthpieces and films them with little sense of discovery. Coming from such a probing director, the new work is a disappointment.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreAdam GrahamDetroit News
Six-time Oscar nominee Adams is never less than convincing and she sells the material as well as she can, but Heller's script — based on Rachel Yoder's 2021 novel — is stuck in a low gear.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreTatat BunnagBangkok Post
It scratches the surface of profound themes -- identity, sacrifice, the complexities of motherhood -- but never digs deep enough to leave a lasting impression.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePablo O. ScholzClarín
Director Marielle Heller takes the plunge into magical realism, opting more for that than horror. In other words, she doesn't force or lean into body horror...[Full review in Spanish]
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreWhang Yee LingThe Straits Times (Singapore)
Adams is predictably good in her emotional honesty, even in a story meagre on the bones.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDiego BatlleOtroscines.com
Nightbitch struggles to find its tone and its direction, since it does not fully decide on either fantastic delirium or satirical comedy to finally embrace a more existentialist tone and a feminist streak. [Full review in Spanish]
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