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Metascore
12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThis beautifully realized movie casts a sensitive, secretive spell.
- 80EmpireAlex GodfreyEmpireAlex GodfreyBewildering in all the right ways, this is a poetic, sublime interpretation of a sorry story. An evocative, emotional experience, it pits humanity against inhumanity, resulting in something refreshingly new.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungDespite some dead time and teenage moments, the film is lifted up by its belief in the imagination.
- 80VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergThe filmmaking doesn’t simply tell a story but makes us feel its impact.
- 70Screen DailyAllan HunterScreen DailyAllan HunterThe heady fusion of teenage romance, gothic fantasy and Mafia thriller becomes an immersive, atmospheric drama.
- 60CineVueChristopher MachellCineVueChristopher MachellWhile Sicilian Ghost Story doesn’t entirely fulfil its promise as a richly themed gothic romance, the visual craft on display throughout is more than enough to recommend.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt’s a film whose initial charge of mystery and intensity dissipates over its running time, the narrative impetus slows, and there is that question of tone that is very much not solved by the revelation at the end. These drawbacks are offset by the directors’ terrific confidence and visual style.
- 38Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenThe film is determinedly unclassifiable, blurring genres with a fervor that grows tedious.