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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The PlaylistMark AschThe PlaylistMark AschBad Luck Banging or Loony Porn is hyperbolic, surreal, and, yes, obscene. Its over-the-top ending meets the moment at its own fever pitch—it’s a true masks-off moment, in more than one sense.
- 90The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottShooting in the summer of 2020, Jude and his team were clearly constrained by the realities of Covid-19, but they also succeeded in turning a bad situation to creative advantage, facing the awfulness and absurdity of the present with wit, indignation and a saving touch of tenderness.
- 83The Film StageRory O'ConnorThe Film StageRory O'ConnorIt is an incendiary, playful, and wonderfully exasperated piece of filmmaking that shows a director trying to draw some threads of sense from our current malaise.
- 70VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeA simple premise can serve as a portal to profound social critique, for those willing to take the plunge.
- 63Slant MagazineKeith WatsonSlant MagazineKeith WatsonAfter a while, it’s hard not to feel like Radu Jude is simply shooting fish in a barrel.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIt’s a trifle hard to categorize. It has a light-enough tone that you feel it’s aiming for laughs, but those are few and far between. At least the message is clear, no matter how much meandering goes on as it’s being delivered.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThe film is a contemptuous slap at boredom, at hypocrisy and at everything petty and mean. I’m not sure that it entirely transcends all these things, but there’s a rebellious spark.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonThe Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonThe humor is broad, the satirical targets many, the overall effect mixed.
- 60Screen DailyJonathan RomneyScreen DailyJonathan RomneyWhatever the film’s flaws, this is certainly the most unrepentantly confrontational work we’ve yet seen from Jude - and perhaps from any Romanian director. And, as the beleaguered, improbable figure of scandal at the centre of it all, stage actress Pascariu impresses with a crisply reserved performance.