Fresh
No matter how strange or confusing the story gets, details and humor ground the narrative, with the blanks filled in by a simple guiding premise about the importance of human connection and artistic expression.
April Wolfe, Village Voice
The Bad Batch
Don’t play with your food.
2017 · 1h 59m · R
Action, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Ana Lily Amirpour
Overview
After being exiled to a fenced-off wasteland, Arlen is kidnapped by a group of cannibals and goes on a journey to reunite a missing girl with her father.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
43%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Running close to two hours, the movie is overlong and not without draggy patches, but it's sustained enough to keep you watching.
David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
Though there's much to savor in the pic's lavishly distressed visuals and soundscape, its narrative feels increasingly stretched and desultory.
Guy Lodge, Variety
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