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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The PlaylistRobert DanielsThe PlaylistRobert DanielsLarraín’s Ema will grate some. Even so, it’s one of the most ambitious and visually stunning films of the year.
- 88Slant MagazineJake ColeSlant MagazineJake ColeIn the film, the literal union of bodies is the only logical means of conveying the reestablishment of emotional bonds.
- 83IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichEma doesn’t always dance to a clear or recognizable beat, but anybody willing to get on its wavelength will be rewarded with one of the year’s most dynamic and electrifying films.
- 80The GuardianXan BrooksThe GuardianXan BrooksWhile I confess that I found Ema to be a notch down on his best work, it’s still hugely distinctive and daring and may well be a grower.
- 75The Film StageRory O'ConnorThe Film StageRory O'ConnorEma is Larraín at his most freeform.
- 70VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanWhat’s novel about Ema is that Pablo Larraín has made a movie that, in its form, is every bit as warped and jagged and jarring and difficult to cuddle up to as its heroine.
- 60CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleThere’s so much to enjoy in Ema that it comes as a surprise that there’s so little there.
- 60Screen DailyJonathan RomneyScreen DailyJonathan RomneyAt once a visually expressionistic hymn to female agency and liberation, a psychological thriller that always stays one step ahead of the viewer and a flamboyant reggaeton dance musical, Ema will strike some as a heady celebration of a movie, while leaving others bemused by stylistics that sometimes overpower narrative and psychological plausibility.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyA work of self-conscious experimentalism that's too stilted and distancing to invite involvement, it gets some mileage out of the pulsating rhythms of reggaetón street dance but otherwise is so fragmented it lacks forward motion.