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3.5/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 05/30/2019
Though it falls short of being a masterpiece, "Repulsion" is a hauntingly tense psychological thriller.
Rating of
3.5/4
Unknown - wrote on 12/14/2011
A full tilt trip into one seemingly innocent young woman's madness. Though, the cause of the her crazy is never clear, it becomes irrelevant once you are sucked into her world. When everything is let loose, there are no boundaries between nightmare and reality.
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2.5/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 10/25/2011
There's a lot of disturbing imagery and Polanski does his best to ramp up the stakes with every scene, but, without any coherency, the film is sort of a mess of hit-or-miss imagery.
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4/4
SIngli6 - wrote on 09/25/2011
Polanski's atmospheric venture into the mind of a highly disturbed misandrist is one hell of a terrifying experience. Even Polanski's haters have to admit that this film is nothing short of brilliant.
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3/4
gideon43 - wrote on 05/21/2010
Director Roman Polanski`s first English language film was, when released in 1965,surprisingly passed uncut by the censors due to the fact that psychologists had advised that its study of mental breakdown was wholly and uncannily convincing. Repulsion defies all convention, creating a haunting and hypnotic ambience that threatens to derail the viewer's emotions on any number of occasions. This is a thought provoking, disturbing and enigmatic movie that hinges on a superb performance by a young Catherine Deneuve. Minimal dialogue means Maximum shock value as Polanski orchestrates a slow burning psychological masterpiece of cinema.
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3.5/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/05/2009
It's hard to capture true madness on film, but Polanski and Deneuve combine to make for best mental breakdown in a movie. Deveuve looks innocent, but those eyes always look distant and behind them is something sinister.
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2.5/4
Allison - wrote on 12/24/2007
Apparently Kirsten Dunst wants to be a director because of this movie. It is not the best movie in the world, but Polanski is Polanski. I'm sorry that I do not share Ms. Dunst's joy of this film. Catherine Deneuve is good in this. Crazy too. It took me two tries to get through this film.
