Thelma

  • 2018


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Average Rating 3.7/5
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3.0
Buried in Thelma, beneath its high concept hook, is a simpler, perceptive, and even touching story about leaving home and trying to find yourself. Av Club
3.5
In Thelmas case, the isolation is even worse as its accompanied by her oppressive parents.Instead of an exciting portal to a new social life, Thelmas .. Den Of Geek
4.5
Aesthetically, its horribly beautiful, although its hard to tell if thats due to a strong directorial eye or just the sweeping majesty of Norways icy .. Den Of Geek
2.0
Thelma doesnt play with pigs blood and jump scares; its dreamlike dread is subtler and stranger, and much harder to shake. EW
2.0
One always gets the sense in Kore edas best films that even the quiet moments have great purpose. Rogerebert
3.8
Thelma operates, too, like a thriller, or a horror film, filled with strange portents and seemingly supernatural phenomena.There are some truly spooky .. Rogerebert
2.0
Over time, the sight gags of a relatively standard psychological thriller (e.g. Thelma being trapped underwater in her university swimming pool) are r .. Indie Wire
4.5
Shes shy, and tends to tremble, but Thelma doesnt appear to be afraid of other people; if anything, shes afraid of herself. Indie Wire
4.0
Trier and co scripter Eskil Vogt still have a number of thorny questions to pose, right up until the films final shot, but the effect is more intellec .. Variety
3.5
Joachim Triers beguiling Norwegian thriller Thelma couldnt be more up front about its message, but cinematically, this folkish Carrie esque hymn dazzl .. We Got This Covered
4.5
Thelma is a beautiful and heartbreaking film that is an impressive addition to the coming of age story. Austin Chronicle
4.0
The teenage traps of repression and loneliness are explored here through genre the spooky movie sweet spot where body horror meets erotic thriller. The Guardian
4.0
Perhaps Trier and Vogts movie doesnt in the end go satisfyingly for the jugular in the way a more obviously generic horror might, and its ending arriv .. The Guardian
2.5
Thelmas transition into a paranormal thriller doesnt complicate its initially potent character study.
3.8
Punctuated by magical realist dream sequences and a protracted session with a neurologist, who performs weird tests with blinking lights, the film bui ..
2.0
Ultimately, Thelma loses a bit of its punch in the final act as the momentum of the powerful first half wanes and the film ties up its mysteries in a .. Collider
4.5
And she definitely, definitely doesnt have sex with women because shes a good Christian girl, deeply invested in her faith. Collider
4.5
Louder Than Bombs is a moving American family drama that unfortunately bombed quietly. Vulture
5.0
Chosen as Norways submission in the foreign language Oscar race, the movies sustained intensity might be too muted for conventional genre fans. The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
Thelma is a beautiful and heartbreaking film that is an impressive addition to the coming of age story.
4.0
It is as much an examination of Norways internal struggle between modernity and its Evangelical Lutheran tradition as it is the dark fantasy story of ..
4.0
Its a coming of age story rooted in the tradition of the European art film, but it flirts heavily with the horror genre. The New York Times
4.0
What makes it special is in the way Trier and co writer Eskil Vogt wrap this already palpable drama around a fairly downplayed supernatural horror pre .. Paste Magazine
2.6
It could be the start of a solid, albeit familiar fantasy/horror parable about oppression if Thelma, the movie, went any deeper than that. IGN
4.0
The film becomes an open ended saga about rejecting family to pursue your own independent path ... Telegraph
3.8
Its a supernatural thriller that demonstrates both the directors command of genre and his freedom and flexibility within it. San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
His first foray into genre fare, in this case supernatural horror, seems all the more opportune given its illimitable platform. The Young Folks
3.5
Advertising Between its moving performances and impressive cinematic craftsmanship, Thelma makes for a very good (and, in some ways, quietly subversiv .. Screen Rant
3.8
Trier (Oslo August 31st, Louder than Bombs) sets the bar high, and while the film doesnt entirely deliver on its start, the overall mood remains prick .. The Globe And Mail
4.0
Its not about a division between the intellectual and the emotional. Spirituality And Practice
4.0
So yes, Thelma is a horror movie a lovely, transfixing one but dont look to it for cheap scares. Village Voice
2.0
After its promising mysterious start it falters in its middle parts, as its inexplicable supernatural whodunit tale never becomes lucid. Sover
3.0
Expectations for a more robust genre experience should be lowered, as Trier isnt interesting in making a mess with Thelma, instead ..read more.. Blu Ray
3.5
Brian De Palmas Carrie echoes through this Norwegian psychological thriller, which is subtler and more daring than its model. Chicago Reader
3.8
Theres plenty of resolution to the conflicts of Thelma, but were left to wonder if any of itthe punishment and the mercyis justified. Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
The hybrid story delves more into teen angst and emotion with the supernatural element a metaphor for erupting hormones.
2.0
The hybrid story delves more into teen angst and emotion with the supernatural element a metaphor for erupting hormones.
3.0
Close ups reveal it to be double layered: a standard tache occupies the upper lip, and from beneath each of its two curves another curve emerges in sc .. The Times
4.0
Scandi noir takes a supernatural turn in Joachim Triers creepy, erotic thriller. The Times
2.0
This coming of age movie reminded me a bit of a 1961 Twilight Zone episode, Its a Good Life, written by Jerome Bixby. The performances by Harboe, Wilk .. Lariat
2.0
Thelma, a reserved but piercing supernatural coming of age drama from director Joachim Trier (Oslo, August 31st), begins with a young girl hunting a d .. Eric Ds Nider
3.0
The whole thing is frustratingly slow and drawn out, but this is the kind of film that seeps under your skin, and there is no doubt that it is beautif .. Radio Times
3.0
The director is trying to have it both ways to combine shock tactics and ideas from exploitation movies with subtle and nuanced characterisation.The r .. Independent
3.1
Theres too much undeniably impressive filmmaking to dismiss Thelma; theres too much uncertain storytelling to actually recommend it. Rolling Stone
4.0
Despite some rather overwrought plotting and uneven performances, theres an earthy realism to the film that makes it thoroughly involving. Shadows On The Wall
3.5
The result is a cool, unnerving genre film with genuine jolts and scaresone that feels both old fashioned and contemporary at the same time. Film Journal
3.8
From Carrie to Stranger Things, young women with burgeoning supernatural powers are a formidable (and metaphor laden) sci fi sisterhood.The latest ent .. New York Post
3.5
Blue and wintry with bursts of electricity and fire, it creates and sustains a singular mood but doesnt quite formulate a coherent story within it. Az Central
3.5
Trier is a ingenious filmmaker, and he makes Thelma visually compelling even when the story lazily turns to the usual scare flick tropes. Npr
3.8
Its a suitably chilling opening for a weirdly enthralling supernatural thriller. Star Tribune
4.4
He also has an aversion to selfies and hes touchy about claims hes not a real scientist. Toronto Star
3.8
Its not hard to guess what that mental suppression is, although its true nature and the horrors it has wrought in Thelmas past provide the film with i .. Q Network
4.0
Trier and co writer Eskil Vogt shed this storys myriad layers in a careful, considered way, adding in dreamlike flashback sequences which augment the .. Flim List
4.5
It is a sad tale of a man whose entire life is uncontrollably a lie. Film Inquiry
4.5
Mycko Davids cinematography looks great and every actor involved delivers a solid performance, but the straggling pace and cliched characters constant .. Film Inquiry
4.5
Films and films galore.Can you believe that its actually been fun for me Film Inquiry
4.0
You can reinvent yourself without worrying about figures from your past breaking through and calling you a fraud. Film Inquiry
4.5
But Dolores is more interested in getting the activist recognition, and it serves as an entertaining overview of the staggering things Huerta has acco .. Film Inquiry
3.5
Some may find this too repressive, but those who prefer films with a bite of ambivalence will find it refreshingly chilling. Eye For Film
3.5
If the film is technically unblemished, its no less true that it feels a bit strained, story wise. Flim Threet
4.0
Unless you believe that the Bible was written by one person, then the position of Agatha Christie as the best selling author of all time seems secure. .. New Yorker
3.0
Eili Harboe attends the UK Premiere of Thelma Thelma (Eili Harboe) has left her rural family home to attend university in Oslo and makes a friend in t .. Express
3.0
Empathy is in sight with the films subject, but never really felt due to a certain distance. The Film Stage
4.4
The scary moments are there, but they take patience.And then they take you by surprise. Boston Globe
2.0
The Orchard Joachim Triers Thelma opens with an unforgettable sequence, a daughter trailing her father across a frozen lake, trout swimming beneath th .. Uproxx
5.0
Is there something more to Thelmas unexplained fits and strange animal magnetism.The films denouement provides satisfactory answers A young girl and h .. The Irish Times
3.5
Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Triers previous films have been subdued dramas focused mostly on internal conflicts, and sometimes a little too understate .. Las Vegas Weekly
4.0
No, Thelma is as much a deft character study as it is a pure genre exercise, with Anja evoking desires in this strange girl she barely recognizes bene .. Birth Movies Death
4.0
Though billed as a thriller, Thelma is more slow burn horror, a monster movie with a wounded but human heart at its core. Pajiba
2.0
Yet in its resolution, Thelma affirms what so many troubled people have come to understand in reality over time.Theres no going back and undoing what .. Consequence Of Sound
4.0
Not only does Thelma boast a wonderfully satisfying pay off, but the journey through those icy fields is equally as thrilling. Hey U Guys
2.0
Trier crafts a drama that is sublimely ambiguous, austere and also deeply sad and heartbreaking. The Play List
3.0
Its paradoxical, I know, but the more Trier reveals, the less interesting his movie becomes. Now Toronto
3.5
The level to which Trier is willing to lay Thelma emotionally bare is just as heartbreaking as it is harrowing Ner Dist
4.5
But that doesnt mean I shouldnt be able to enjoy Halloween, does it If youre like me, you may well want to get amped for the most ghoulish time of yea .. Ner Dist
4.0
Trier might not be setting up a stall as the next master of horror, the film is far too subtle for bursts of Grand Guignol shock, but he does have a k .. Cine Vue
4.0
A step yet further into the deadpan weird from Yorgos Lanthimos. Disturbing and often distressing, but compulsively watchable. Games Radar
3.5
Borrowing most from the likes of films like Carrie, Thelma again explores ideas of faith and parental domination, of coming of age and coming to terms .. Star Burst Magazine
1.0
Where its going is fascinating enough yet without an undercurrent of the human life caught in this horror, Thelma feels too stark an exercise. The fil .. Lw Lies
4.5
It keeps you waiting for the dam to burstand makes the eventual deluge all the more satisfying. The Stranger
4.0
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Triers knack for nuance and graceful storytelling marries beautifully to a tender drama about self discovery spiked with psych .. Screen Crush
4.0
But as the stranger aspects of its story tease out, the film manages not to get lost in the reeds of its own mythos. Vanity Fair
4.4
Ill only call it the windowpane shot, and youll have to see for yourself what I mean. Sltrib
3.5
Here, a tsunami of emotions is channelled into a stylishly subtle puzzle that rewards patience with odd kicks and unsettling ideas. Straight
3.0
If you are interested in psychology more than in what passes in America for horror, this pic is made for you. Shockya
3.5
Surprisingly tender, Thelma proves itself a modern take on the supernatural film, with a short burst of synth music at the end to remind us of its for .. Film Comment
3.0
Thelma is visually and sonically impressive, with images that linger in the mind long after the film has ended, but a superfluous narrative detour str .. One Room With A View
4.0
Thelma ultimately gets a little bogged down in backstory in its second half, with too many flashbacks stalling momentum, but when it is focused on the .. The Skinny
2.0
A fatalistic and at times morbidly funny tale in which the sins of a father are visited upon his family in bizarre and horrifying ways. Scots Man
4.0
Director of photography Jakob Ihre underscores this dynamic with moody, widescreen visuals. The Verge
4.5
Enriching Thelmas chaos is the directors refusal to outright censure any of his characters, no matter the sometimes awful choices they make. The Daily Beast
4.0
Amid all the supernatural weirdness, however, it is the films emotional conviction that makes it work so well. And thats down to Harboe, superb in the .. What So
3.5
This is a cold, gloomy film, with its polish grey visuals poisoning everything.Exhilarating and exhausting, all in all. Alternate Ending
4.0
The loss of control, fear and thrill of attraction is beautifully portrayed with this simple movement. Scifi Now
3.8
Its chilly in Oslo, and in this movie; the better to sneak up on you quietly, like an unexpected shiver. Seattle Times
4.5
Rest assured, there is no prom bloodbath here and Trier doesnt leave you hanging, especially after unsettling you with symbolic images of drowning, se .. Film Journal International ..
3.0
Its an admirable, heartening notion that Trier created a female driven, super feminist project like this one thats disarmingly resonant, even jaw drop .. Fresh Fiction
4.0
The truth will set you free, but suppressing it will keep you trapped inside your own head.Is it worth it Black Girl Nerds
4.5
Still, even when it veers into silly territory, Heavy Trip remains inventive, heartfelt and very amusing. Concrete Play Ground
5.0
(The film really hits its stride about halfway into its two hours.) National Post
4.0
...Thelmas slow burn coming of (r)age, presented all at once as a repressed young womans psychotic fugue of fantasised empowerment, a provocative Seco .. Bfi
3.0
Which is not to say that Thelma is ever boring.The movie opens unsettlingly with a young Thelma and her father Trond (Henrik Rafaelsen) hunting deer i .. Original Cin
4.5
It doesnt help that every now and then, shes victim to unexplained seizures. Third Coast Review
4.5
Thelma becomes great in the superb sense of space created by Trier, who masterfully plays with sound, light and color... El Pais (Spain)
4.0
Thelma is an interesting exploration of human desire and identity.
4.0
What you think of it may say as much about you as it does about the movie. Mash Able
2.5
Joachim Trier has proven himself to be an especially thoughtful director with Louder Than Bombs and Oslo, August 31st, but his new horror film Thelma .. Sf Weekly
4.5
At the same time, though, Thelma doesnt make its protagonist some kind of Marvel esque heroine. Mid West Film Journal
3.8
Trier weaves a weird tapestry that ensnares its heroine and the audience alike. Cambridge Day
4.5
Aside from the slightly draggy final act and the problematic gender politics, Thelma has a lot going for it. Bloody Disgusting
4.5
And in spite of the destruction Thelmas powers can wreak, Thelma doesnt have even a whiff of homophobia. Syfy Wire
3.5
Eerie and full of disturbing sights, Triers movie proves engaging enough to squelch criticisms that might arise from a plot that many have compared, w .. Denerstein Unleashed Blog ..
1.9
Despite being an enjoyable ride with fine acting all around the story is too overstuffed to cohere, and its shifting time line gets tiresome. Film Forward
3.5
Elie Harboe portrays multi layered Thelma with precision, and shes paired well with Kaya Wilkins as Anja. Kdhx
4.5
Thelma is a slow yet deliciously paced film that never explodes into some shocking finale. Dread Central
4.0
Thelma is a film that is truly haunting, just not in the way that most people would expect. FanboyNation.com
3.5
Its a shame Trier loses some of this narrative momentum from his stars performance in the overwritten finale, another overly talky affair that explain .. Cinema Scope
4.4
A beautiful and grim portrayal of growth and maturity under the shadow of horror. .
4.0
Thelma takes its time, and I found my sympathies and insights shifting throughout. Pgh City Paper
5.0
This movie is fiercely dedicated to the highs and lows of life, the humor and horror of behavior. Daily News
3.8
This film is cold and calculated, but some of its scenes are potent.Theres a grand set piece where Thelma feels erotic glimmerings while attending a d .. Seattle Weekly
4.0
Harboes face conveys extraordinary vulnerability combined with age old steely determination. Caution Spoilers
3.0
Beautifully shot by Jakob Ihre with an attention to detail for every frame, the film is a calm, slow burning character study. Worldo Free L
4.0
Trier admirably mixes up a number of horror and science fiction tropes in Thelma, effectively creating a story that consistently defied expectations f .. Daily Dead
4.5
The cause is most assuredly stress and yet its easy to see schoolwork isnt the culprit. Jaredmobarak
3.8
Theres a few effective scares and an overall eerie, subdued tone, but what distinguishes Thelma is that Trier brings the same depth of characterizatio .. Host Madison
4.0
The Killing Of A Sacred Deer is just as bizarre but it triumphs as Lanthimoss most elegant and lacerating masterpiece. Metro News
3.0
Thelma stays an acceptable bet when it could have been a great movie.
4.5
The movie is often gorgeous most often when its not regarding its own gorgeousness. Bk Mag
3.5
As a Christian girl, a repression of her sexual identity doesnt sit easily with this power. The Digital Fix
3.5
The scenes that build towards the films climax push the film gently past the bounds of realism, but the fine performances (Elie Harboe is particularly .. Arts Fuse
4.0
A marvelous play of light that vindicates the modernity of a certain Scandinavian tragic sense.
3.5
Its an expertly effective genre exercise that only occasionally feels like an exercise. Wbur
4.5
To diminish the story to this description doesnt do the film justice. VultureHound
4.5
Trier has transformed the fable of this girl in search of identity (sexual, gender, intellectual, physical and spiritual) into an almost Tarkovskian t ..
1.5
Thelma lacks well drawn subtext for its characters. Its politics are spelled out in unrewarding fashion, turning the film into an homage of better wor .. Sd City Beat
2.0
Thelma has been compared to Brian De Palmas Carrie, but Trier gives his female lead agency whereas Carrie was simply a victim. Seventh Row
4.5
If humanity is doomed to fall down the ravine, it is better to be in good company to see the world burn. Butaca Ancha
4.5
The cool temperature is juxtaposed between the characters emotional warmth, evoking a visual style all its own. Cinemacy
4.5
The film is, on the surface, a story of self discovery with supernatural tints that mixes its facets with great intelligence.
4.5
Joachim Trier (Reprise) dives headfirst into nature versus nurture with his captivating fourth feature film, Thelma, which screened Thursday night at .. Austin 360
4.0
The two young women begin hanging out together and in large groups, where Thelmas forthright Christian beliefs come in for some genial mockery. Beta La Times
4.5
Thelma is the kind of brooding, emotionally charged movie that demands your full attention at all times. Vaguev Is Ages
4.5
In Thelma, Trier transforms the environment of Thelmas college campus into an almost mystical battleground between faith and modernity. Riot Material
4.0
Thelma is a wonderfully composed work, one that involves you at a pace of its own. Isolated Nation
3.8
A shrewd mix of horror movie, provocative feminist / feminist liberation film and, in the end, the story of the origin of a new super heroine (or a su .. Ernestodiez Martinez
4.0
There was a time not too long ago when the Venn diagram of good quality films and queer content barely overlapped at all. Dazed Digital
4.5
brilliant meditation on one young womans discovery of the wants she has stifled for so long.
4.5
Like most coming out features, Triers fourth film capitalizes on the anxieties emerging queer people have historically encountered. them.
4.5
At once a haunting drama, a delicate love story, and a supernatural horror film, Thelma is a captivating picture that burns slow and leaves a lasting .. Qnews
4.5
Its so authentically done that it feels like a gorgeous and dark accessed memory.



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