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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80SlashfilmMarshall ShafferSlashfilmMarshall ShafferAs told through Szumowska’s highly symbolic aesthetic, The Other Lamb makes for a chilling glance at the strange pull that cults exert on their members and how their values imprint themselves on their members in irrevocable ways.
- 80CineVueChristopher MachellCineVueChristopher MachellA visceral, Atwoodian journey, The Other Lamb is as much an examination of narcissism and the existing structures of gendered power as it is of the limits of faith.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungMalgorzata’s command of her medium makes the film a pleasure to watch.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIt lacks the shocks of “Midsommer,” the perverse comedy of “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood,” and the violence of “The Wicker Man.” But it’s still a good yarn, cautionary, allegorical, well-acted and stoically played out to its inevitable conclusion.
- 75RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloRogerEbert.comMonica CastilloAs wonderful as The Other Lamb appears on screen and its cast embodies the story’s tension, it feels as if there is missing something from the final picture. The movie is slight in its exploration of dark subjects like cults, inter-generational dynamics and abuse, without coming to any kind of conclusion or closure.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleDirected by the Polish filmmaker Malgorzata Szumowska, The Other Lamb is slow-moving but never dull, because the world of it is so distinct and odd.
- 60Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangLos Angeles TimesJustin ChangAs a study in atmospheric seclusion, The Other Lamb is beautifully crafted enough to hold your attention, but you can’t shake the feeling that Selah’s next chapter — and Cassidy’s — might well be the more interesting movie.
- 60The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeGliding close to genre tropes but moving more comfortably as an uneasy drama about the alarming power of blind faith, The Other Lamb is an intriguing mood piece, strikingly made and well-performed if not quite as powerful as it could have been.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisExisting outside of time and place, The Other Lamb is a gorgeous revenge fable with an excess of atmosphere and zero subtlety — a mallet wrapped in gauze and girlish laughter.