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Metascore
14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe PlaylistRodrigo PerezAs warped and sadistic as Entertainment is, its brilliance is in the embrace of humiliation and failure, and the way it forces us to confront and sit with those embarrassing, uneasy feelings.
- 90The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMr. Alverson jacks up the tension with exquisite restraint.
- 88Slant MagazineChris CabinSlant MagazineChris CabinIt conjures a menacing perspective on how the titular occupation hulls out empathy and cultivates a particularly unsettling strain of cynicism.
- 80VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasTake it or leave it, Alverson’s fourth feature is singular stuff, and it reconfirms the director as one of the truly bold voices in the all-too-homogenous U.S. indie film scene.
- 80Village VoiceAmy NicholsonVillage VoiceAmy NicholsonEntertainment is a painful, poetic watch.
- 60The GuardianJordan HoffmanThe GuardianJordan HoffmanThe on-stage moments of Entertainment are revelatory but, unfortunately, some of the in-between meat of the film doesn’t quite connect.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeDespite its apparently sincere identification with its protagonist, Entertainment feels like a sick joke.
- 38RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.comThat commitment to terrible humor is one of the few unquestionable things about Entertainment, which is openly designed to provoke unease and uncertainty.