Tom à la ferme 2014

Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post: Dolan's idea of how to build suspense involves shadowy close-ups and keeping his scene partner out of the frame. Read more

Rex Reed, New York Observer: Following an arc of dread that builds to a breathy climax, Mr. Dolan continues his usual theme of how people test their love and hatred for themselves and each other while he keeps your heart racing. Read more

Guy Lodge, Variety: An improbably exciting match of knife-edge storytelling and a florid vintage aesthetic best represented by Gabriel Yared's glorious orchestral score. Read more

A.A. Dowd, AV Club: Another misfire starring its director, Tom At The Farm is the first real folly from young French-Canadian director Xavier Dolan. Read more

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: As in Dolan's own stories, a mother's hunger for her children encompasses both loving and devouring them. Read more

Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly: It's a tentative slow burn about the secrets we keep in the name of love, and it doesn't quite add up. Read more

David Ehrlich, Film.com: Xavier Dolan's new thriller is a taut exercise in suspense that milks every moment. Read more

David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter: Ponderous, overwrought and more than a little pretentious, with a brooding self-seriousness that at times veers into camp. Read more

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: The kind of domestic psychodrama that may have resonated on stage but proves pretentious and hermetical here, after some initial tension. Read more

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: Despite moments of intense suspense and glints of bizarre horror, Tom at the Farm is ultimately a psychological thriller - a movie about the secrets we sometimes try to bury deep inside us in order to deceive ourselves. Read more

Jordan Hoffman, New York Daily News: The cross-pollination makes for some nice-looking scenes. Ultimately, though, there's a crop failure. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: Wildly entertaining, sexy and beautifully shot in the Canadian heartland. Read more

John Hartl, Seattle Times: As a director of actors, Dolan is especially strong at capturing ambiguous menace and sharing the screen. Read more

Kate Taylor, Globe and Mail: The result, a sometimes awkward bit of Quebecois gothic, is unconvincing. Read more

Bruce Demara, Toronto Star: A dark and unsettling journey to the countryside. Read more

Ben Walters, Time Out: Taut, creepy, compelling and sexy. Read more

Sherilyn Connelly, Village Voice: Dolan is capable of making not only a genre film, but one that clocks in under two hours, even with his usual languid pace. Read more

Alan Zilberman, Washington Post: Dolan's ambivalence over his main character's mental state means we care little about him, too. Read more