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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91IndieWireChristian BlauveltIndieWireChristian BlauveltEqual parts ’70s-style paranoia thriller, Polanski-infused apartment horror, “Eyes Wide Shut” homage, and empathetic critical commentary on the conspiracy theories craze, this hallucinatory pastiche is even more than the sum of its cinematically riveting parts.
- 78Paste MagazineLex BriscusoPaste MagazineLex BriscusoIt never apologizes for what it is or what it wants to try and do, and that—along with the twists and turns of how the plot unfolds, as wild and nasty and unorthodox as it (and the performances that anchor it) can be—is worth the price of admission.
- 63Slant MagazineDavid RobbSlant MagazineDavid RobbIn a way, the film feels like a true heir to the petulant, low-budget horror cinema of the ‘70s and ‘80s.
- 58The A.V. ClubAnya StanleyThe A.V. ClubAnya StanleyNekrasova borrows from the best, courting comparisons to more highbrow pictures like Eyes Wide Shut and The Tenant. But she clearly started with an aim to get a rise out of people, and working backwards from there resulted in some slapdash storytelling.
- 50Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThis film offers a flurry of provocations and up-to-the-minute cultural references that never fully connect. It keeps coming to the brink of saying something clearly and furiously about sex, power and class before retreating back to the simpler path of raw shock value.
- 50RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoIn the end, I was left feeling like The Scary of Sixty-First was all set-up and no follow-through. Sure, it gets bloody and crazy in ways that will probably turn off some viewers, but it doesn't feel feel like it has something to say about our conspiracy theory culture.
- 50Original-CinLiam LaceyOriginal-CinLiam LaceyDasha Nekrasova’s bored gamine onscreen presence is quite funny (she suggests a jaded Emma Watson). But much of the acting here is atrocious and the slash-and-splatter ending disappointingly conventional.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterJourdain SearlesThe Hollywood ReporterJourdain SearlesThe Epstein conspiracy here is ultimately merely an excuse for taboo fetish play, culminating in a bloody finale that any viewer could see from a mile away. In the end, Nekrasova is too preoccupied with cultural relevance to actually craft a compelling film.
- 20The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThere were moments during The Scary of Sixty-First when I was convinced I was watching a botched horror-comedy. But while this witless slurry of onanism and conspiracy theories is certainly laughable, it is never, for one second, even remotely funny.