Wounds

  • 2019


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54 % Rotten
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Positive Reviews 24
Negative reviews 25
Average Rating 2.8/5
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4.5
Its a delightfully bizarre beginning, and comes with other vivid details. Rogerebert
3.1
As for his partner, Johnson doesnt make much of an impact at all. Rogerebert
1.5
Alas, the trouble with this silly horror exercise Anvaris follow up to his unnerving 2016 debut, Under the Shadow isnt that its pretentious, but rathe .. Indie Wire
3.0
Anvari plays to Hammers strengths as a man who looks like he has it all until he opens his mouth Variety
2.0
Wounds creeps and crawls and pokes and bleeds but it never really works. The Guardian
3.0
Armie Hammers talent seems fairly widely known at this point, but hes so good in Wounds it feels well worth repeating; he really is an extraordinary l .. Collider
4.5
Armie Hammers talent seems fairly widely known at this point, but hes so good in Wounds it feels well worth repeating; he really is an extraordinary l .. Collider
1.5
Of course, that would be more effective if Johnson didnt deliver such a flat, vacant performance. ( The Hollywood Reporter
4.5
The movie more than fulfills its promise to unsettle and to incite shivers and it doesnt quit. The New York Times
2.5
Alas, WOUNDS doesnt have the substance of Cronenberg, so it all falls apart despite Hammers best efforts. JoBlo
2.0
Anvari doesnt create many highlights with the movie, which only tends to connect when acting reverential to Cronenberg, trying body horror on for size .. Blu Ray
2.5
Horror films usually put all the cards out to play in the set up... but mostly it feels like the film never moves out of its set up stage. You Tube
4.0
And clever touches knowingly wrestle with this, including witty wordplay, amusing sight gags and plenty of superb puppetry. Shadows On The Wall
1.5
Its hard to call it a good moviethe story really doesnt go anywherebut I enjoyed it immensely nonetheless. Decider
0.5
The movie tosses in some ancient lord of all fevers and plagues stuff that doesnt really explain anything one of the text messages Will intercepts hil .. Decider
1.5
Not only does Wounds offer a fascinatingly dull depiction of a disintegrating relationship Dakota Johnson, as Wills girlfriend, is nearly as useless a .. Hindustan Times
4.5
Its a work of sticky, unyielding dread one of those misunderstood gems that comes along every so often, catching you off guard with its skin crawling .. Film Inquiry
2.0
Heres a character, heres Will, heres Will interacting with said character never anything deeper. Flickering Myth
2.0
When were meant to look below this well assembled facade, Wounds doesnt cut deep enough. The Film Stage
4.5
There isnt a whole lot in terms of direct violence, more just nightmarish imagery run amok. Birth Movies Death
1.5
At first blush, it might seem Wounds is the kind of nihilistic horror thats premise is good things happen to bad people. Pajiba
3.0
Those loosey goosey early scenes exhibit a wry sense of humor and a wild, anything goes storytelling sensibility; theres also something thrilling abou .. The Play List
4.5
Seriously, if youre even slightly squeamish about cockroaches, dont watch it. Digital Spy
3.5
Wounds unnerving elements outweighed many of its shortcomings for me, but hardcore genre fans may not be quite as forgiving. Film
1.5
Hammer is the most interesting thing about, and certainly hes better than the sleepy eyed Johnson, who offers him nothing in return. Punch Drunk Critics
4.5
He wants to give it back but hes already sucked into the consequences of the kids violent cult ceremony they dabbled in. We Live Entertainment
3.5
Velvet Buzzsaw is more of a noir horror comedy in that the film is funny and wildly entertaining precisely because it dares to present itself as a cam .. Film Companion
2.0
Johnson and Beetz have slight one dimensional parts, and leave little impact onscreen. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
1.9
The overall problem with Wounds is that it doesnt seem to know what story it wants to tell. Awards Circuit
2.0
Anvaris screenplay slavishly replicates its source material, the Nathan Ballingrud novella The Visible Filth. Film Avclub
4.5
all this serves to expose as much as conceal the real Will underachieving dropout, disaffected womaniser, dipsomaniac in denial as he is brought into .. Bfi
2.3
It struggles to be two different films, and theres no engaging cohesion between its mystery or Wills deteriorating relationship. Cultured Vultures
4.5
What this movie is about, what its trying to do, I couldnt really tell you. Mash Able
4.5
Wounds teases the viewer early on with some cheap jump scares but those are just primers for the deeply weird, shiver inducing, otherworldly terror of .. Battleship Pretension
3.5
Slinging drinks to customers with aplomb, he doesnt hesitate to indulge himself. Screen Anarchy
2.5
ALSO READ: Millennials Are the Real Monsters of Wounds, From Under the Shadow Director Babak Anvari When it comes to the horror, Anvari doesnt play wi .. Bloody Disgusting
1.5
Some may find issues with just where the film goes, but Id be lying if I said I wasnt invested. The Spool
2.5
Im afraid there is nothing risky in Wounds, the second film by British Iranian director Babak Anvari.
1.5
A pastiche of Cronenberg, Lynch, and Japanese horror that never reaches the height of its promise. In this case, the whole is less than its parts. La Nación (Argentina)
3.0
Tries to toss so many things at its audience that the narrative ends up crash landing very earlier on. Worldo Free L
1.5
Its a performance worth a movie that thinks of itself as half as profound as it actually is. Vanyaland
2.0
Aptly titled Wounds, writer/director Babak Anvari conjures up a festering hole of mystery, pain and sour relationships. VultureHound
4.5
Overall, Wounds is a gruesome, feverish, cockroach infested, alcoholic nightmare...but low key in an enjoyable way. Call me crazy. Cosmopolitan
1.0
Unforgivably, the film doesnt trust itself with its audience, lazily spoon feeding cliches, jump scares and ham fisted tropes that even when it sacrif ..
2.0
Its a slow burn kind of horror, until its not: Anvari cant resist a few jump scares, a couple of spliced frames of excessively graphic lesions and nig .. NME
2.0
Its like someone wrung all the satire out of the Scream franchise and replaced it with cheap edgelord viciousness.
1.5
Maybe its one of those movies where you have to go back and see if theres something youve missed the first time around. But the initial verdict is tha ..
4.5
The homage to David Cronenberg in the style and design of the movie is so strong that its almost a surprise that the Canadian body horror master isnt .. Cineuropa
3.2
It has some entertaining moments thanks to a zany Hammer performance. Sover
1.5
Another frustration is that the plot doesnt go where it feels like it should go. Jordy Reviews It
3.5
Will (Armie Hammer) is the kind of underachieving Gen Xer who thinks hes a much bigger deal than he is. Gayly Dreadful
4.5
Dakota Johnson doesnt have a lot to work with here, shes nearly catatonic half of the movie, but her no nonsense deadpan towards Wills behavior is hil ..
2.0
Wounds On a darker note, Wounds is a psychological thriller based on Nathan Ballingruds novella The Visible Filth. Movie Squad (RTRFM 92.1)



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