The Exterminating Angels
critic Reviews
, 49% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Explicit and shocking, but there is no substance or statement on human behavior underneath the taboo-breaking.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreNick SchagerLessons of Darkness
A complex, confessional examination of [Jean-Claude Brisseau's] twisted, thorny and ultimately ambiguous feelings toward women and sex.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreBill StametsChicago Sun-Times
Endless auditions get the annoying Francois nowhere closer to grasping what turns women on.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJonathan RosenbaumChicago Reader
Critics I admire have assured me that many of Brisseau's earlier films are less silly, more interesting, and even commendable.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMichael WilmingtonChicago Tribune
The content may be dubious, but the execution is hypnotic.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMichael BoothDenver Post
Gorgeous French silliness, yes, featuring stunning women having languorous, artful sex with each other. What was I saying? Oh yes, the silliness. Artful, gorgeous, sexy, sure, but ridiculous nonetheless.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKevin ThomasLos Angeles Times
[Director] Brisseau calculatedly offsets the silliness of the surreal elements and the earnestness applied to the sex by savoring the overall absurdity.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreTed MurphyMurphy's Movie Reviews
... the film is passably entertaining but dramatically inert.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJack GarnerRochester Democrat and Chronicle
The cinematic equivalent of getting drenched with a splash of ice water.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMatthew SorrentoFilm Threat
It lacks any introspection to illuminate the erotic subject matter.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJeffrey M. AndersonCombustible Celluloid
It's not smart enough to actually pull off what it purports to do, and it's not free enough to simply enjoy itself.
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