The Ugly Stepsister: reviews

What the critics say

• IndiewireRyan Lattanzio "The tyranny of an unscaleable beauty hierarchy will forever be the inspired stuff of great horror moviemaking. While 'The Ugly Stepsister' doesn't go much deeper than Dr. Esthetique's scalpel, the brazenly grotesque surface of the piece might just be deep enough". Read
• The Hollywood ReporterLovia Gyarkye "At its strongest, 'The Ugly Stepsister' finds new entry points into a familiar thesis. Blichfedlt's interpretation of this fairytale can be especially visually striking". Read
• VarietyPeter Debruge "Contrasting how her female characters feel with the expectations men put on them, Blichfeldt makes clear that impossible beauty standards are the unfairest of them all, whether in the real world or this twisted fictional kingdom". Read