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Metascore
15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyPleasantly involving and sometimes annoying throughout most of its running time, this is also a vibrant, thoughtful piece about modern life in a very particular gentrified neighborhood.
- 75The PlaylistKatie WalshThe PlaylistKatie WalshThe film takes a dark turn at the end, and while the two sides of Nasty Baby are interesting, well-made, and well-performed, they feel like two completely different movies.
- 75Slant MagazineClayton DillardSlant MagazineClayton DillardThe film is a compelling addition to Sebastián Silva's cinema of compassionate comeuppance.
- 70Village VoiceAmy NicholsonVillage VoiceAmy NicholsonNasty Baby isn't satisfying. But on Silva's terms, it makes sense.
- 60Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternI disliked it at first — the camera is as jittery as the characters — and kept disliking it until I realized that I’d been drawn in, if not exactly captivated. The film itself is alive with random energy that foreshadows a surprise ending without blowing the surprise.
- 60TheWrapTricia OlszewskiTheWrapTricia OlszewskiSilva does manage to introduce discomfort slowly, but the manner in which things go very, very wrong is dealt with superficially.
- 50VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeSilva assembles a loosely scripted, raucously nonconformist laffer that looks like it’s going one way, only to arrive somewhere else entirely — a change of heart that’s not at all to the advantage of a film.
- 50New York PostSara StewartNew York PostSara StewartWiig and Adebimpe give appealing, naturalistic performances — it’s Silva’s character who grate.
- 50The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloAt long last, Nasty Baby decides what it wants to be: a complete mess.