High-Rise

"What began as a self-contained allegory on open class warfare becomes a showcase for stylistic anarchy, wherein the ensuing orgy of sex and violence serves to justify a near-total breakdown of cinematic form."

"The movie ultimately feels both too glib and too hermetically sealed to resonate beyond its chaotic interiors."

"Ballard’s concept is meticulously, lovingly recreated, like a museum exhibit of itself."

"On screen, "High-Rise" is curiously inert. The themes don't resonate, and the story lags and lumbers."

"Wheatley has made High Rise his story, instead of Ballard’s. That’s fine – but, unfortunately, it’s a less interesting take."

""High-Rise" is a stubborn, incoherent wreck of a movie, and I mean that as fairly high praise. You won't follow everything that happens, but you may feel weirdly at home."

"Rarely have so many classy ingredients added up to such a muted, muddled, multi-story mess."

"Some of the scenes are eye-popping, and the editing and soundscape are expertly done for the budget. Wheatley and the cast are clearly having fun, and you will too, in a grisly kind of way."