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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfAmer could exist only as a movie, not as a novel or a pop song. If you give it a whirl, you won't simply get drunk on its immediacy; you may throw out plot and character altogether.
- 90Village VoiceElla TaylorVillage VoiceElla TaylorThe pleasures of this gorgeous, clever, and visceral film are almost exclusively aesthetic. Those unmoved or alienated by the porn of pain may be left flopping as nervelessly as one of the movie's severed limbs.
- 80MovielineStephanie ZacharekMovielineStephanie ZacharekUnsettling, energizing and more than a little mystifying, Amer is the kind of movie that may leave you feeling indifferent or puzzled at the end. But damned if it doesn't return, days later, to visit - kind of like a killer in black leather gloves.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasConsistently outrageous and relentlessly surreal, the Belgian film is, intentionally or not, frequently funny; it's also compelling and distinctive.
- 60EmpireEmpireNot for everyone, but fans of Dario Argento will find plenty to like about this otherworldly study of sex and sensuality.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenWhat does it all mean? Less than meets the eye. Amer is a voluptuous wallow in recycled psychosexual kitsch.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThis tedious exercise in abstraction by Belgian filmmakers Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani well apes the visual stylization of such filmmakers as Mario Bava and Dario Argento without bothering to provide anything equivalent in terms of theme or content.