Antebellum
critic Reviews
, 31% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Antebellum fails to connect its images with any meaning, making for a largely unpleasant experience lacking any substantial scares.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMark KermodeKermode & Mayo's Film Review
It proves how hard it is to make a remarkable film like Get Out or Us...this works on paper but doesn't earn its keep on screen.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKevin MaherTimes (UK)
The visual style (lots of slow-mo) is sometimes overdone. But the ideas are alive, Monáe is a star and the drama is quietly unsettling.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreBen TravisEmpire Magazine
It's an audacious swing - but ultimately a miss from a pair of filmmakers who know exactly what they want to say, and haven't yet mastered how best to say it.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreTim RobeyDaily Telegraph (UK)
Antebellum doesn't so much concertina the past and the present as do a leering jig back and forth, then blow you a callous raspberry instead.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreEllen E JonesGuardian
Antebellum offers neither a coherent social commentary nor - thanks to its pat, ahistorical ending - a revenge thriller's catharsis.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreDanny LeighFinancial Times
Monáe aside, the cast should perhaps have been reminded that their performances were actually being filmed.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreManuel São BentoMSB Reviews
Antebellum is set to divide viewers due to its uncomfortable yet realistic, extreme violence. Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz deliver an undeniably shocking film, involving hard-to-watch depictions of torture, slavery, and racism.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLaNeysha CampbellBut Why Tho? A Geek Community
Antebellum subverts the delusional and romanticized view of the American South while not abusing the slave narrative for shock value.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKeith GarlingtonKeith & the Movies
“Antebellum” deserves an audience, not just for being good genre entertainment (which it is), but also for the richness of its underlying message.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBrian EggertDeep Focus Review
What works best - and worst - about Antebellum is wrapped up in its secrets and how the writer-directors' deal with them
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