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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100VarietyDeborah YoungVarietyDeborah YoungTakes the viewer on a mysterious and sporadically fascinating trip into the darkness of the human heart and Thai legend.
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittWeerasethakul's latest has received mixed responses on the film-festival circuit, yet while it's anything but commercial, it's also anything but unadventurous.
- 90Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderA spellbinding, beautiful, enigmatic film with a mysterious, allusive two-part structure.
- 88New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoIf you enjoy intelligent, challenging filmmaking, Tropical Malady is for you.
- 80Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimLike "Blissfully Yours" and Apichatpong's first feature, the exquisite-corpse road movie "Mysterious Object at Noon" (2000), Tropical Malady promotes new ways of seeing.
- 80The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisShows a young filmmaker pushing at the limits of cinematic narrative with grace and a certain amount of puckish willfulness.
- 80TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen Fox"All of us are by nature wild beasts. We must be like animal trainers and teach ourselves tricks alien to our bestiality." Cutting-edge Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul uses this quote from the novelist Ton Nakajima to introduce his entrancing third feature.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumIt took me two viewings to enjoy the landscape of Weerasethakul's mysterious jungle -- so very thick, steamy, and foreign -- without wishing for clearer trail markers.
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardThis challenging, inventive movie from Thailand is not for everyone.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttCertainly for most audiences the viewing experience will prove not only tedious but bewildering.