Coherence is a gentle film, but you walk away from it with your brain on fire.
– Bilge Ebiri,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
20 Jun 2014
rotten:
[The] surprises, while cleverly doled out over the film's brisk 88-minute running time, don't entirely offset the general displeasure of spending time with this particular circle of friends, lovers and old flames ...
– Justin Chang,
Variety,
25 Jun 2014
fresh:
The film's not perfect-the hand-held camerawork sometimes distracts from the unnerving mood-but it's a good, spooky mind-bender.
– Bruce Diones,
New Yorker,
30 Jun 2014
fresh:
At once a suspenseful mind game and a wily mash-up of surreal quantum physics theories, this low-cost thriller proves that something approaching brilliance is not just a function of budget.
– Cary Darling,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com,
11 Jul 2014
fresh:
The larger questions Coherence asks us to consider about parallel worlds are interesting, if not exactly original, while absurdist touches help elevate it from more traditional thrillers.