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44 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 95SlashfilmBen PearsonSlashfilmBen PearsonOldroyd lulled me into a false sense of expectation and then dropped a bomb into his movie that completely shifted the ground under my feet. I can't remember the last time I was so energized by a surprise.
- 91IndieWireRyan LattanzioIndieWireRyan LattanzioOldroyd is clearly a master assembler of styles, but he never lets his vision outshine the wonderful central performances at the movie’s core.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyRippling with sly humor and a bold command of the tropes of classic Hitchcockian suspense, this is a twisty and beguiling original, led by contrasting but expertly synced performances from Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway.
- 90Screen DailyAmber WilkinsonScreen DailyAmber WilkinsonOldroyd attacks with a pace that makes his plot twists more shocking and shows an economy that harks back to the golden age of noir.
- 90VarietyJessica KiangVarietyJessica KiangThe formal rigor that made Oldroyd’s “Lady Macbeth” such a striking debut is in evidence here throughout, but this time that directorial precision is applied to a narrative of bold, even garish ambition, which “Eileen” conceals, along with its unhinged heart, beneath a controlled, placid exterior.
- 85TheWrapSteve PondTheWrapSteve PondIt’s both a tour de force for a cast led by Thomasin McKenzie and a sign that Oldroyd hasn’t lost his unsettling touch in the seven years since his last film.
- 67The PlaylistTomris LafflyThe PlaylistTomris LafflyEileen leaves one wondering whether there was supposed to be an additional 20 minutes to the movie somewhere that someone accidentally deleted.
- 60Vanity FairRichard LawsonVanity FairRichard LawsonThe movie is deliberately alienating, but Oldroyd has not done enough to earn our devotion before he pulls the rug out and flashes us a smirk. The movie is a provocative tease that doesn’t have the stuff to back up the joke, try as its game performers might to make it all mean something. I found myself wishing that Eileen was longer. Its fertile territory is woefully underdeveloped—so much of the film’s innate potential goes unutilized. At least there is Hathaway’s glowing star turn, both reminding us of what we knew she could do and introducing us to something new.
- 58The Film StageJordan RaupThe Film StageJordan RaupWilliam Oldroyd’s Lady Macbeth follow-up Eileen is lacking in a considered formal approach but strives to make up for this misgiving with a script that offers its talented ensemble an unexpected mix of sensual longing and perverse thrills. While this clash of tones doesn’t entirely gel, part of its appeal is the shock of such contrasts.
- 40The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeOldroyd never seems entirely sure just how pulpy and weird his material is, unable to decide how far to push, the odd stylistic flourish and burst of lurid music ultimately feeling incongruous in a film that’s otherwise visually quiet.