The Killing of a Sacred Deer's reviews
Media reviews
The Telegraph
When absurdism feels this wrong, you know it?s being done right.
The Playlist
'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' is Lanthimos with the gloves off, and it makes the absurd, amazing ?The Lobster? seem like a warm and cuddly experience by comparison.
The Hollywood Reporter
The performances across the board are expertly gauged demonstrations of restraint under extreme duress.
Screen Crush
Like Steven, you may find yourself debating which of his children should die, and you might be alarmed by your own conclusion.
Variety
Fortunately, Farrell and Kidman are astonishingly gifted at playing the subtext of every scene.
Roger Ebert
It?s a film that challenges viewers in such fascinating ways and feels so refined in its filmmaking that it's invigorating to watch.
Indiewire
This is Lanthimos most scattered and sedate film, but its his scariest as well.
The Guardian
It's an intriguing, disturbing, amusing twist on something which in many ways could be a conventional horror-thriller from the 1970s or 1980s, or even a bunny-boiler nightmare from the 90s.
Time Out
As storytelling, it's pristine: it moves like a reptile playing the long game. But its cruelty is tough to bear.