70
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThis is a tough film, easier to admire than fully embrace, but its seriousness of purpose and disdain for banal melodrama make it quite arresting.
- 80The New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe New York TimesKen JaworowskiIndeed, few satisfying answers arise here. But there’s bravery in asking the questions, and this film knows something about courage.
- 75Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithIt's unsettling and disconcerting in its complex examination of the gray area that lies between the morals we conceptually hold and the actions we’re willing to perform to affirm those beliefs in the world.
- 63RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsPaulina is, in that sense, worth seeing, even if its basic plot repeatedly stalls. It is a thoughtful movie, but not necessarily a fulfilling one.
- 50Village VoiceAbbey BenderVillage VoiceAbbey BenderThe film is ultimately frustrating for the unending opacity of Paulina’s psychology.