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34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83IndieWireNatalia WinkelmanIndieWireNatalia WinkelmanCave has an imaginative sense of camera placement, and she’s an expert at inserting ultra-close-up shots at precisely the right moment to induce a laugh, gasp, or shiver. Her camera is always in service of the story, rather than distracting from it with artifice.
- 83TheWrapWilliam BibbianiTheWrapWilliam BibbianiMimi Cave knows how to captivate and how to repulse, usually at the same time. She knows how to make us laugh and hate ourselves for laughing. “Fresh” is a breakneck emotional roller coaster, and like many roller coasters, it’ll also make your stomach churn.
- 80The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeFor those who like their dating movies with a bit of gristle, Fresh is a perfect match.
- 80Screen DailyAllan HunterScreen DailyAllan HunterThe central performances give the film its conviction and keep you intrigued about the twisted, see-sawing power dynamics between captor and captive.
- 80Time OutPhil de SemlyenTime OutPhil de SemlyenThis smart and taboo-defying social horror draws you in before abruptly bearing its teeth.
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeFresh comes across as a carefree bit of bloody fun. But there’s considerably more going on beneath the surface, and the allegory is open-ended enough to hit a range of viewers on different levels.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattEntertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattCave has a smart, stylish way of storytelling that somehow makes a film built on bone saws and grotesqueries feel almost breezy.
- 33The Film StageMitchell BeaupreThe Film StageMitchell BeaupreFrom the opening act, the film reeks of well past their expiration date cliches regarding toxic men in our modern dating culture and the ways they commodify women to be conquests rather than people. The trouble is that FRESH doesn’t treat any of its characters as more than commodities either.
- 25The PlaylistElena LazicThe PlaylistElena LazicNeither an exciting thriller nor a satisfactory (“elevated”) horror metaphor for one of society’s ills, FRESH is certified meh.