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Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- A dark, satisfying work that can be forgiven for the moments it succumbs to Hollywood convention.
- With Phantom Halo, Bogdanovich, an actress who’s been playing bit parts since her first uncredited appearance in her father’s “The Last Picture Show,” shows that she has a knack for directing actors and building a visually appealing story.
- 40Village VoiceSimon AbramsVillage VoiceSimon AbramsSleepy domestic-abuse/coming-of-age melodrama Phantom Halo never goes anywhere memorable because its two main characters don't consistently act like they're afraid of their big bad dad.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe performances are believable enough. But the film’s violence is both expected and absurdly random.
- 38Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniPhiladelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniMessy and confused, the film is a mishmash of tropes from Shakespeare, heist movies, family melodrama, and romance novels hastily thrown together.
- 30The DissolveMatthew DessemThe DissolveMatthew DessemPhantom Halo is overstuffed even before Bogdanovich starts layering in the soliloquies and comic book metaphors.
- 30Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenAlthough the performances, including that of Rebecca Romijn channeling Cybill Shepherd as a femme fatale type, are sturdy, their characters have been given absolutely nowhere interesting to go.
- 12Slant MagazineOleg IvanovSlant MagazineOleg IvanovA genre mishmash cobbled together from the refuse of disparate visual and narrative modes.