Dogman
critic Reviews
, 84% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Dogman offers a grim character study set apart by Marcello Fonte's performance and director Matteo Garrone's tight grip on the material.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreNoëlle D. LilleyChicago Reader
Told through unflinching shots in grayish hues, Matteo Garrone's film keeps viewers holding their breath to the bitter end.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTim CogshellFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
A very uncomfortable film, but I liked it a lot anyways.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDavid StrattonThe Australian
Suffused with a very dark vein of black humour, the film is dramatically tense and emotionally raw.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJake WilsonThe Age (Australia)
Dogman can be unpleasant to watch, as films about bullying commonly are. But on its own terms it's well-made and even gripping.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePeter HowellToronto Star
A first-rate character study and morality play, set inside a rough-and-tumble drama from the mob world.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJustin StewartFilm Comment Magazine
Dogman illustrates the ruinous effects organized crime can have on even its most puppyish bit players.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLuis Fernando GalvánEn Filme
[Director Matteo] Garrone shows us how far the human soul can go after having suffered acts of psychological violence. [Full review in Spanish]
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreHope MaddenColumbus Underground
After his darkly delightful 2015 fairy tale outing Tale of Tales, Garrone returns to the heavier Italian realism of Gomorrah. He hasn't abandoned allegory, though.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreGisela SavdieEl Heraldo
The level of despair, misery and hopelessness in a small town in Italy can be very local and universal at the same time [Full Review in Spanish]
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreStephen A. RussellThe New Daily (Australia)
It also has a storybook surreality, thanks to the crumbling setting and Fonte's magical performance. Marcello's like the kid with a catapult (in his case dog clippers) up against Simone's marauding ogre.
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