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Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91ColliderMarco Vito OddoColliderMarco Vito OddoSometimes, Deshon’s obsessive attention to detail drains some of the fun from Daughter, and the movie might burn too slowly to please every horror fan. Still, the movie is a rare achievement, turning a small budget and a simple story into a cinematic experience we can unravel to find new things over multiple viewings.
- 70Film ThreatJason DelgadoFilm ThreatJason DelgadoDaughter is not scary, but I don’t think it was intended to be. I wanted to see what was going to happen next while enjoying the slow-paced ride all the way to the finish line.
- 60Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThe symbolism remains heavy, but it’s all in service of a powerful prisoner’s story, about the small ways people find freedom.
- 60The GuardianCath ClarkeThe GuardianCath ClarkeAt points I wondered if this is a film that tells us anything about anything. Some of its ideas feel a bit thrown together.
- 50RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsOnly the most committed genre fans and academic-minded masochists will want to hang around until the bitter, arthouse-meets-choose-your-own-adventure style ending.