God's Creatures

"Watson is a great watcher as an actor: It’s been too long since a film watched her this well in turn."

"(Mescal) continues to impress..."

"A tough story, told with conviction."

"Both totally immersive and oddly underbaked."

"Not one to ponder for very long once the credits have rolled."

"A beautifully made, precisely acted masterclass in rural gothic."

"Full of tension and emotion, but... stretched too thinly on inert monologues."

"Beautifully acted and stubbornly resistant to easy catharsis."

"A sharp-edged acting showcase..."

"For all its impressively rendered aesthetic qualities, the film’s story feels rote."

"Exquisitely wrought."

"A story done numerous times before and better."

"Where it does excel is in the quiet performances of Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, and Aisling Franciosi..."

"God’s Creatures is a quiet movie, but its emotional drift is violent..."

"(The film) will linger with you if you can stick with its slow-burning pace."

"Even in a simple story line that sometimes wants for psychological clarity, the power (Watson) wields is undeniable."

"Bleak but powerful..."

"The movie carefully illustrates how some places develop their own ideas of right and wrong, which to outsiders can seem like a localised madness."

"A chilly film but not a heartless one..."