80
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Slant MagazineJesse CataldoSlant MagazineJesse CataldoTrue to its title, the film approaches death as both narrative endpoint and formal focus, its initial vivacious mischief giving way to a Manichean fable about the waning of the light.
- 100Village VoiceCalum MarshVillage VoiceCalum MarshStory of My Death is a singular work, and its originality is apparent in every frame.
- Serra creates rigid, highly pressurized images on the verge of shattering with the force of mystery and desire.
- 83IndieWireEric KohnIndieWireEric KohnSerra's typically cerebral direction has a more vibrant quality due to the clarity of his images, though certain drawn-out sequences have an alienating effect on the drama. Still, Story of My Death manages to connect its profound aims with a devious atmosphere to match the turn of the century backdrop.
- 70The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldMr. Serra has said his film portrays the eclipse of Enlightenment rationality by the violent forces of Romanticism. It’s a tidy overarching conceit, but the film’s lived-in feel does make for one vivid way of imagining shifts in thought.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungThe Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungA picture whose tone wanders between arid academic exercise and something close to parody of the more pretentious trends in current auteur cinema.