76
Metascore
39 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThe film itself is terrifically accomplished and horribly gripping, with golden-age movie pastiche and dashes of Psycho and The Wizard of Oz.
- 93TheWrapWilliam BibbianiTheWrapWilliam BibbianiPearl isn’t just great; it retroactively makes its predecessor great, too. It’s a handsome and sad horror drama, with scenes and shots and performances that will make you wonder if you’re supposed to laugh, cry or shriek. Until you realize that the best part of this film is that you are absolutely supposed to do all three. And you probably will.
- 80The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinIn her first outright lead role Goth is straightforwardly tremendous, and gets to move through the considerable breadth of her talent even within individual shots.
- 80Total FilmJames MottramTotal FilmJames MottramClever, violent, and wicked, with a fabulously unhinged turn from Goth, West’s period psycho tale truly does have the X Factor.
- 80Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonThis new instalment stands on its own unsettlingly odd merits.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyAs a cleverly packaged pandemic production with narrative echoes of that global anxiety, it’s at the very least something fresh. A gruesome portrait of another young woman hungering for a life greater than the fate she’s been handed, it makes an amusing companion piece to X.
- 70VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeIts distinctive look and oddly appealing antihero (picture Norman Bates as Shelley Duvall might have played him) could actually make this the more popular of the two films.
- 58IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandIt’s an impressive feat of filmmaking, but one that reveals nothing new, a major misstep for a film seemingly dedicated to doing just that.