85
Metascore
13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimThe Intruder, is a decisive breakthrough--her (Claire Denis) most poetic and primal film to date, as thrilling as it is initially baffling.
- 100Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisEnigmatic as it is, The Intruder dares us to see movies as visual marvels tethered to humanity.
- 100L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasFor Denis’ film - which may be her most intricately constructed and intensely beautiful to date - is one that transcends words and stories, a movie to be felt rather than rationalized.
- 88TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxThe film is surprisingly satisfying and meaningful.
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe best way to enjoy The Intruder is to surrender to its poetry without demanding cut-and-dried explanations.
- 80SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekExhilarating and exhausting, the kind of picture you don't bounce back from immediately. Yet its elusiveness is the very source of its poetic energy.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe title might as well refer to the viewer who tags along on Louis' often-silent journey from solitude to some tentative form of family. Some will consider the experience insurmountably frustrating; others will find it exhilarating.
- 63New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoSo, should you see The Intruder? Yes -- but only if you're willing to ignore bothersome concerns about narrative and let the poetic images take over your mind.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterRay BennettThe Hollywood ReporterRay BennettSurrealism is one thing, but The Intruder appears so ill defined and random that it ends up looking simply inept.