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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Screen DailyJonathan RomneyScreen DailyJonathan RomneyThe film starts by promising a bourgeois social drama about secrets and lies, suspicions and rivalries, and the troubled waters of juvenile and adult sexuality. What it ultimately becomes is much harder to define, but the result is resonant and haunting – and should spark plenty of post-screening discussions.
- 83IndieWireRyan LattanzioIndieWireRyan LattanzioEven as Ullmann Tøndel’s two-hour movie grows a bit too winding and weird for its short film-scale conceit, Reinsve grounds the film’s more experimental, almost stagelike leanings in a constant state of heightened emotion that will make you love her even more than in “Worst Person” — and, even better, will make you scared of her.
- Ullmann Tøndel deftly uses the claustrophobic setting to gradually unveil the layers of psychological chaos lurking beneath many respectable façades, particularly in the tightly constructed first half of the film, where the verbal and the visual coexist in a riveting harmony.
- 75The PlaylistGregory EllwoodThe PlaylistGregory EllwoodConsidering the entire film takes place in the confines of the school building, it’s a testament to Tøndel’s direction and Reinsve’s enthralling performance that the film avoids feeling claustrophobic.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinNorwegian writer-director Halfdan Ullmann Tondel takes some big swings with his first feature Armand, not all of which connect, but the ambition and risk-taking are largely impressive.
- 58The Film StageSavina PetkovaThe Film StageSavina PetkovaThe film may not leave any deep marks or make you consider parenthood in a new light, but it still constitutes an auspicious debut.
- 50VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanThe movie, while elegantly photographed, is mostly a shambles. It keeps throwing things at you in an oblique and random way, and it’s constructed like a puzzle with no solution.