Bereavement 2010

Paul Brunick, New York Times: I'd sooner touch a nine-volt battery to my tongue than sit through this film again. Read more

Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: Effective atmospherics don't rescue this formulaic slasher flick. Read more

John Anderson, Newsday: Virtually every shot in Bereavement -- a sort of prequel to Mena's Malevolence (2005) -- is the right one; the editing, also by Mena, is first-rate. Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: This is an example of what happens when a clever, proficient filmmaker falls in love with brutal trash. Read more

Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: Bereavement -- miraculously as dull as its title -- is neither far gone enough to be funny nor well thought-out enough to be disturbing. Read more