75
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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldLllosa’s sensually shot film takes the story of a mother facing strange danger and casts a spell that feels like being dropped into the character’s mind.
- 83Original-CinLiam LaceyOriginal-CinLiam LaceyIn the wonderfully weird and atmospheric Fever Dream, Peruvian director Claudia Llosa (The Milk of Sorrow) explores a mother’s guilt and fear in a fable of physical and supernatural contamination.
- 80Los Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarLos Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarElegantly intoxicating in its atmospheric construction, “Fever Dream” maintains its incantation to its very final twist. Even as clues inch us closer to a logical explanation for the collective malaise, the mystical undercurrent Llosa sets in place fosters our doubt.
- 80TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeFever Dream delivers its jolts with a whisper and not a scream, and its enigmatic final shot vibrates with a deep sense of dread, one that won’t leave after the lights come up.
- 80The GuardianLeslie FelperinThe GuardianLeslie FelperinThe whole thing is a bit bonkers but very beautiful too.
- 75IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichAdapted from Samanta Schweblin’s 2014 novel of the same name, Claudia Llosa’s faintly delirious “Fever Dream” is a head-trip of a thriller that’s true enough to its title from the moment it starts; it’s a cold shiver of a film that doesn’t unfold so much as it sweats out, the most effective scenes febrile with maternal panic so intense that you can feel the movie hovering between life and death — allure and repulsion.
- 58The PlaylistJonathan ChristianThe PlaylistJonathan ChristianFever Dream never delivers on its promises and eventually collapses due to its cluttered narrative organization, unintentionally sluggish pacing, and an unbridled assortment of themes
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe movie’s tedious overuse of voice-over cripples it.