Eileen

critic Reviews

, 82% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie prove a well-matched duo in Eileen, which honors its source material with a twisty tale of obsession.
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    Adam NaymanToronto Star
    Bound by the events of the novel but absent its enjoyably sociopathic sense of personality, it hits its marks and quietly trails off to nowhere: a trajectory unworthy of its protagonist.
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    Christina NewlandiNews.co.uk
    This adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel is not a story of repression, but something more prickly, more envious, and more dangerous.
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    Robert LevinNewsday
    Finding the right ending remains one of the most difficult and persistent challenges in telling a story, so filmmakers deserve some latitude in carving one out, but they rarely miss this badly.
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    Maxwell RabbChicago Reader
    Eileen is triumphant, a rousing directorial success from Oldroyd.
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    Richard RoeperChicago Sun-Times
    It feels like we’re watching a Todd Haynes film as filtered through the lens of a Hitchcockian tale, with a late-story development that’s bat-bleep crazy but also gripping.
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    Drew GregoryAutostraddle
    It looks great, it sounds nice, the performances are solid, but none of the choices feel inspired by character or story.
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    Javier OcañaEl Pais (Spain)
    Uneven but revealing...
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    Calum CooperIn Their Own League
    The darkness it laments on makes it quite an engaging movie with compelling food for thought. One just wishes it had a touch more flair to its conclusion.
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    Juan Pablo RussoEscribiendoCine
    Eileen invites a deep reflection on the human condition, particularly in terms of dysfunctionality and family trauma. [Full review in Spanish]
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    Diego BatlleOtroscines.com
    While not all of Oldroyd's decisions are convincing... Eileen never ceases to be a disturbing, audacious, uncomfortable, and in several ways, a provocative film. [Full review in Spanish]
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