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Metascore
18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe Wall is a remarkably involving film, especially given its brave, self-imposed limitations.
- 75New York PostFarran Smith NehmeNew York PostFarran Smith NehmeThe Wall winds up as a captivating fable, an end-times scenario that’s more about the survival of the spirit than the body.
- 70The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe photography is often lovely, and Ms. Gedeck convincingly portrays a woman who as the ordeal stretches on month after month seems to be gradually losing her individuality and blending into the landscape.
- 60Time OutEric HynesTime OutEric HynesThough its blanketed voiceover narration can be too on-the-nose—it’s a metaphor, we get it—the film packs a psychic punch, thanks to Gedeck’s spectrally wearied face.
- 60Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlFor all its stellar nature photography, its low hum of suspense, and Gedeck's raw and affecting performance, the film often feels like an illustrated audiobook rather than narrative drama.
- 60VarietyBoyd van HoeijVarietyBoyd van HoeijThough complementary, the pic’s images and voiceover never quite fuse into a single whole.
- 58The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloHaushofer’s book may be a classic, but this is the least imaginative way of filming it imaginable, short of simply pointing the camera at a copy and rapidly flipping the pages.
- 50Slant MagazineTomas HachardSlant MagazineTomas HachardWe may find out how Gedeck's character reacts to her isolation, but we're never privy to her actual feelings, largely because in a film about a sudden onset of solitude, Pölsler is far too afraid of silence.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungThe Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungThere's plenty of time for the viewer to muse on what The Wall might or might not symbolize -- when events finally take an abruptly surprising and violent turn, the tonal shift is unsatisfyingly awkward.