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With just enough black humor to lighten the disturbing subject matter, Big Bad Wolves is as rewarding as it is challenging.
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A suspenseful, violent horror film that touches on the inner lives of sexual predators, the question of guilt and remorse in the human soul, and the practice of torture. Feb 7, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
A suspenseful, violent horror film that touches on the inner lives of sexual predators, the question of guilt and remorse in the human soul, and the practice of torture.
Tirdad Derakhshani
Unpredictable, with a twisted surprise around each corner, Big Bad Wolves is a clever and arresting shocker. Jan 24, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Unpredictable, with a twisted surprise around each corner, Big Bad Wolves is a clever and arresting shocker.
Rex Reed
There's little to the movie other than shocks and gross-outs. Jan 24, 2014 | Rating: 2/4
There's little to the movie other than shocks and gross-outs.
Rene Rodriguez
It is an intriguing film with much to admire, but it doesn't always earn its pitch-black attempts at humor. Jan 23, 2014 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
It is an intriguing film with much to admire, but it doesn't always earn its pitch-black attempts at humor.
Bill Goodykoontz
Tarantino-aping hasn't died out entirely; it's just moved to Israel. Jan 17, 2014 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Tarantino-aping hasn't died out entirely; it's just moved to Israel.
Godfrey Cheshire
While Big Bad Wolves delivers the Hostel-like torture jolts with ruthless precision, the movie is also a rudely funny satire of a macho, paranoid culture where the protection of children is used to justify any conduct. Jan 17, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
While Big Bad Wolves delivers the Hostel-like torture jolts with ruthless precision, the movie is also a rudely funny satire of a macho, paranoid culture where the protection of children is used to justify any conduct.
Liam Lacey
Keshales and Papushado expertly manipulate the moving dynamics of the situation to create an atmosphere in which audience allegiance shifts from scene to scene. Mar 5, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Keshales and Papushado expertly manipulate the moving dynamics of the situation to create an atmosphere in which audience allegiance shifts from scene to scene.
Ben Nicholson
There is a sense that Keshales and Papushado's bloody tale falls just short of the mark, arriving somewhat lethargically at a dissatisfying conclusion. Mar 1, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
There is a sense that Keshales and Papushado's bloody tale falls just short of the mark, arriving somewhat lethargically at a dissatisfying conclusion.
Patrick Gamble
Deftly balancing genres, it's a remarkable script that never misses a beat, truly belying the writers' inexperience. Feb 27, 2019 | Full Review…
Deftly balancing genres, it's a remarkable script that never misses a beat, truly belying the writers' inexperience.
Naila Scargill
Big Bad Wolves includes a good amount of humor in the dialogue, but never at the expense of the victims or the plot. Aug 21, 2018 | Full Review…
Big Bad Wolves includes a good amount of humor in the dialogue, but never at the expense of the victims or the plot.
Deirdre Crimmins
The problem that comes with Big Bad Wolves is that its excessive violence is too intrinsically tied to questions of morality to simply create excuses of "it's just entertainment." Jun 29, 2016 | Rating: D | Full Review…
The problem that comes with Big Bad Wolves is that its excessive violence is too intrinsically tied to questions of morality to simply create excuses of "it's just entertainment."
Ethan Vestby
At moments it's fun to watch the psychological drama unfold, and Grad is especially good as the vengeful father, but much of the movie is stomach-churning and visually flat. Mar 1, 2016 | Full Review…
At moments it's fun to watch the psychological drama unfold, and Grad is especially good as the vengeful father, but much of the movie is stomach-churning and visually flat.
Hannah Brown
How black can "black comedy" get before it's basically just a crime-thriller-come-torture-porn with a couple of giggles in it? Big Bad Wolves aims to find out.
Super Reviewer
The main characters in this manage to be extremely charming as they go to some dark twisty places. It's like Tarantino with a heart.
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A powerful, gut-wrenching and intense movie of murder and revenge. Featuring strong performances that very much stay with its audience, particularly Tzahi Grad's performance as the father who's determined to do anything to find the last "remains" of his daughter. With some very disturbing scenes of torture that almost guarantee to make anyone cringe with disgust and shock; these moments are where the film gets its power from. Along with this, there are some rare moments of humour that are clever yet rather sadistic, especially how the father writes a bedtime story for the killer and then reads it to him, even though its not the most pleasant of stories. Ultimately this film shows that a very powerful film can come from anywhere that's not Hollywood. This is one of the best films I have seen this year.
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