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The Cleanse uses its unconventional premise as the framework for a suitably eerie and solidly well-acted horror outing with some surprising emotional heft.
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I was really impressed with this movie with the way that it navigates a bunch of different kinds of genres in a tricky way, 'cause it is a low-key comedy for a while, but then it becomes a sci-fi film and a legit horror film. August 15, 2018 | Full Review…
I was really impressed with this movie with the way that it navigates a bunch of different kinds of genres in a tricky way, 'cause it is a low-key comedy for a while, but then it becomes a sci-fi film and a legit horror film.
Christy Lemire
"The Cleanse" embarks on an allegorical journey with only the vaguest notion of a destination. As a result, the movie feels frustratingly repetitive - a single joke repeated ad nauseam. May 3, 2018 | Full Review…
"The Cleanse" embarks on an allegorical journey with only the vaguest notion of a destination. As a result, the movie feels frustratingly repetitive - a single joke repeated ad nauseam.
Jeannette Catsoulis
Although it may evoke such films as "Gremlins" and "The Lobster," as well as David Cronenberg's earlier work, writer-director Bobby Miller's oozy, eerie, yet weirdly soulful yarn feels like an original. May 2, 2018 | Full Review…
Although it may evoke such films as "Gremlins" and "The Lobster," as well as David Cronenberg's earlier work, writer-director Bobby Miller's oozy, eerie, yet weirdly soulful yarn feels like an original.
Gary Goldstein
A film with a remarkably clever and fun first act, but one that starts spinning its wheels around the halfway mark on its way to an unsatisfying ending. July 27, 2016 | Full Review…
A film with a remarkably clever and fun first act, but one that starts spinning its wheels around the halfway mark on its way to an unsatisfying ending.
Brian Tallerico
Master Cleanse isn't the easiest film to open up to. But Miller knows exactly how the third act should play, and he manages (thanks in part to the increasingly intriguing creature work) to reach an emotionally satisfying conclusion. March 22, 2016 | Full Review…
Master Cleanse isn't the easiest film to open up to. But Miller knows exactly how the third act should play, and he manages (thanks in part to the increasingly intriguing creature work) to reach an emotionally satisfying conclusion.
John DeFore
Touches a chord of bittersweet feeling that a more genre-oriented thriller approach might not have managed. March 18, 2016 | Full Review…
Touches a chord of bittersweet feeling that a more genre-oriented thriller approach might not have managed.
Justin Chang
The filmmaker takes his characters and their anxieties seriously, and has something much more interesting in mind than a straightforward genre piece. July 17, 2019 | Full Review…
The filmmaker takes his characters and their anxieties seriously, and has something much more interesting in mind than a straightforward genre piece.
Michael Gingold
Ultimately lifeless and uninvolving, distinguished only by its faintly gnarly premise and its ugly-cute creature designs. December 7, 2018 | Rating: C- | Full Review…
Ultimately lifeless and uninvolving, distinguished only by its faintly gnarly premise and its ugly-cute creature designs.
Andrew Wyatt
[It's] a film which is somehow endearing and calming, as well as dark and dangerous. A light-hearted and whimsical charm that has a surprisingly amount and tension and wariness hidden beneath. September 17, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
[It's] a film which is somehow endearing and calming, as well as dark and dangerous. A light-hearted and whimsical charm that has a surprisingly amount and tension and wariness hidden beneath.
Kat Hughes
Making a film about juice cleansing doesn't seem like the deepest mine of material, but Miller shows that an unconventional topic presents plenty of cinematic potential. August 29, 2018 | Full Review…
Making a film about juice cleansing doesn't seem like the deepest mine of material, but Miller shows that an unconventional topic presents plenty of cinematic potential.
Valeriy Kolyadych
Not a film for everyone, but it is an interesting, quirky, funny film with solid creature effects and winning performances by Galecki and Friel. August 29, 2018 | Full Review…
Not a film for everyone, but it is an interesting, quirky, funny film with solid creature effects and winning performances by Galecki and Friel.
Joe Lipsett
In 80 minutes, the film introduces a compelling, and very strange, scenario, explores it to its satisfying conclusion, and then just ends. There are no superfluous scenes, and it's a pleasure from beginning to end. August 15, 2018 | Full Review…
In 80 minutes, the film introduces a compelling, and very strange, scenario, explores it to its satisfying conclusion, and then just ends. There are no superfluous scenes, and it's a pleasure from beginning to end.
Evan Saathoff
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