The Woman 2011

Andy Webster, New York Times: Like David Cronenberg and Roman Polanski, Mr. McKee is a master at drawing suspense from pregnant silences. Read more

Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out: [A] barely competent domestic thriller, bound to make you groan more than think. Read more

Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times: "The Woman" is an affront to human decency that no self-respecting critic (even this tolerant horror fan) would enthusiastically endorse. Read more

Scott Tobias, AV Club: The mix of blunt sexual politics and dime-store-paperback luridness has the bracing quality of tub-brewed rotgut. Read more

Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: "The Woman" is a pretty good horror movie, with interesting performances. Read more

Ty Burr, Boston Globe: Subtle as a mugging and gleefully outrageous, "The Woman'' is a feminist parable disguised as a sicko midnight horror movie. Read more

William Goss, Film.com: The characters and the audience alike will have to endure much misery and a ham-fisted illustration of gender dynamics, offered up as an especially cockeyed comedy of manners... Read more

Maggie Lee, Hollywood Reporter: Not only is it banal in a kitchen sink way, it's just a reiteration of the same argument. Read more

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: Rewards your endurance with an utterly insane 30-minute climax of violence, audacious gore and all-around bad behavior. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: "The Woman'' is disturbing, lurid and perverse, but that isn't necessarily bad: Horror buffs, especially fans of Ketchum, will be overcome with joy and excitement. Read more

Rob Nelson, Variety: Calculatedly ugly and undeservedly controversial. Read more

Mark Holcomb, Village Voice: The Woman never gets under the skin, and its artsy-languid pacing and incessant lite-metal commentary tunes finally seem like part of an effort to disguise what it really is: torture porn for people who'd never admit to liking torture porn. Read more