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Metascore
13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijAt once an enjoyable genre ride and a feminist art house story, Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts might send some heads rolling but has its own head firmly on its shoulders.
- 90VarietyMaggie LeeVarietyMaggie LeeAt once tightly controlled and simmering with righteous fury, it’s gorgeously lensed, atmospherically scored and moves inexorably toward a gratifying payoff.
- 88The Seattle TimesBrent McKnightThe Seattle TimesBrent McKnightWith a Morricone-inspired score, gorgeous cinematography that screams to be witnessed on a big screen, and bleak humor, this film’s tightly executed, meticulously controlled surface barely contains the seething fury within.
- 80Screen DailyLisa NesselsonScreen DailyLisa NesselsonA thoroughly enjoyable, visually ravishing feminist Western played out in the widescreen vistas of rural Indonesia, Marlina The Murderer In Four Acts weaves basic elements into a tale worth telling splendidly accompanied by a sit-up-and-take-notice musical score.
- 80Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlRather than epic or thrilling, justice becomes an errand, an extension of domestic work.
- 75RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireRogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireThe whole thing is handled with sly wit as well as unfailing stylistic smarts, which makes for a very satisfying package.
- 63Slant MagazineClayton DillardSlant MagazineClayton DillardThe film is enlivened by an acute grasp of the impossibilities that abused Indonesian women face in a society predicated on their continued physical and emotional subjugation to men.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawEventually, the drama closes in on itself and attains the logic of a dream, though a dream that dissipates quickly on waking.
- 60The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisWorking with the cinematographer Yunus Pasolang, Ms. Surya gives “Marlina” a stark, steady, captivating look that keeps you largely engaged even when the story and your attention drift.