54
Metascore
10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- Everson is endlessly watchable as she cycles through despair, anger, wariness, and trust. Her sense of humor as an artist and performer shines through.
- 70Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleWith so much conversation these days about the effects of rape culture, Felt, with its atmospheric DIY aesthetics, enters the discussion as a corrective chiller that can best be described as compassionately perverse about one type of pushback.
- 70SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirIn its own strange way, the tiny, mysterious and occasionally terrifying indie film Felt captures the confusion of this moment in gender relations, and especially the confusion around the term “rape culture.”
- 60Village VoiceDiana ClarkeVillage VoiceDiana ClarkeThis strange, quiet film takes social narratives about romance and gender and upends them, often seeming like one thing until it's another.
- 60The DissolveScott TobiasThe DissolveScott TobiasThe payoff may be predictable, but Banker and Everson are refreshingly unclear about how they—and viewers—feel about it. They just stay true to their protagonist’s feelings, see their premise through to the end, and leave it others to sort out. For a thesis-statement of a movie, that’s the riskiest possible conclusion.
- 50Slant MagazineWes GreeneSlant MagazineWes GreeneA hollow bit of violence exposes the film's sense of empowerment as nothing more than a harmless sheep masquerading in wolf's clothing.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenProvocative though it is, Felt literally wears its ideas on its sleeves.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweThe Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweWith predominantly improvised dialogue and performances, Felt gains scant narrative complexity from an over-reliance on a no-frills documentary style.
- 40The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergThis vague, arty horror film from Jason Banker (“Toad Road”), who shares a story credit with his star, Amy Everson, is at once underwritten and overconceptualized.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe germ of an idea is here. I’m just not sure it’s worth more than a shorter film than this one, which at 80 minutes is a bit of a drag.