An enigmatic vagrant cons himself into the home life of an arrogant upper-class family, turning their lives into a psychological nightmare in the process.
What Marina sees in Borgman is one of the countless implausibilities that make the film more annoying than disturbing.
– Mark Feeney,
Boston Globe,
17 Jul 2014
rotten:
The black humour and perversity can occasionally startle, but the film takes far too much sadistic delight in punishing these entitled dopes.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
11 Jul 2014
fresh:
A creepily comical story about an insistent vagrant turned insidious home occupier.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
3 Jul 2014
fresh:
It's the hypnotic little thriller's disturbing twists that make it such a singular -- and singularly weird -- experience.
– Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Jun 2014
fresh:
Though it's too enigmatic for its own good and often feels like it's being made up as it goes, the Dutch import "Borgman" holds interest if only to see what might possibly happen next.