God's Creatures
critic Reviews
, 89% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Painfully raw yet rewarding, God's Creatures explores the limits of a mother's love with an outstanding Emily Watson leading the way.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreWendy IdeObserver (UK)
Well-meaning but dourly rote...
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreCharlotte O'SullivanLondon Evening Standard
[Mescal] and Watson are screen icons and we shouldn’t need reminding that while he’s in his prime, so is she.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKevin MaherTimes (UK)
Most remarkably, the film is the feature debut of two American directors, Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer, who bring a laser-sharp outsider’s perspective to well-trodden material.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDeborah RossThe Spectator
It’s a tough watch, and a tense watch, but it’s powerfully affecting and plainly quality through and through. It asks: mothers will always instinctively protect their sons, but is that sometimes misguided?
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLeslie FelperinFinancial Times
The script, written by Shane Crowley and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, seeds tiny plot points that grow into pearls.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreHelen O'HaraEmpire Magazine
It’s bleak and understated, but strong performances and a thorny moral maze give this considerable power despite the gloomy skies.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreB.L. PantherPaste Magazine
God’s Creatures dares to suggest that breaks from the system are the only effective treatment against repeat offenses. It’s about the harsh measures individuals must take to protect the delicate balance of their ecology.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreStephanie BunburyDeadline Hollywood Daily
A quietly gloomy story of modest people, but told with majesty.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreChristopher ConnorMovie Marker Magazine
Gods Creatures is a dark, moody film with Mescal sure to be one of the main draws. The performances help it stand out, but there are some issues with its tonal jumps and overbearing score.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDavid BaxBattleship Pretension
God’s Creatures is a tragedy about the way that the prescribed role for women as caretakers of men of all ages can clash violently with their own sense of womanhood and female community.
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