55
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The Film StageMichael SnydelThe Film StageMichael SnydelViktoria occasionally bites off more than it can handle, but even as it threatens to become unwieldy, it always feels essential.
- 75Boston GlobePeter KeoughBoston GlobePeter KeoughVitkova brings a distinct gender sensibility to her story, especially with her recurring imagery of milk and blood.
- 60Village VoiceBilge EbiriVillage VoiceBilge EbiriBulgarian filmmaker Maya Vitkova's feature debut, Viktoria, is an impressive display of stylistic control and directorial vision, even if it doesn't always hold together.
- 60Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenLos Angeles TimesSheri LindenWhile the intended dramatic payoff proves a letdown, it doesn’t undo the allegorical power of the movie’s searing depiction of groupthink and its fallout.
- 50The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldAs more and more perfect shots drift by, the reality of the characters and their relationships dissipates, and we’re left with just picturesque moods.
- 50Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenThe film is ultimately stultifying because the disconnection between the various characters is so immediately accepted as such a foregone conclusion that nothing ever seems to be at stake, and the heavily horizontal imagery, though accomplished and evocative, if fussy, only evokes two states of mind: loneliness and disconnection.
- 42Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerVitkova’s direction is big on long lingering shots of dreariness. With a 2-1/2-hour running time, that’s a lot of dreariness.