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Gone in the Night

2022

Eli Horowitz

Winona Ryder, Dermot Mulroney, John Gallagher Jr., Owen Teague ...

4.3

303

Mystery. Thriller When Kath and her boyfriend arrive at a remote cabin in the redwoods, they find a mysterious younger couple already there. Her boyfriend disappears with the young woman, and Kath becomes obsessed with finding an explanation.

	Author	Review
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"As 'The Cow' sinks deeper into increasingly limp twists, turns, and choices, Ryder keeps hold of Kath, offering the film’s most genuine surprise: a real, lived-in, fully fleshed out performance."	NEU
United States	Jon Frosch The Hollywood Reporter	"The Cow casts Winona Ryder in a disposable thriller that coasts on the actress’ indefatigable charisma without doing anything to earn it."	NEG
United States	Damon Wise Deadline	"As a set-up, it's intriguing, but there are several distractions along the way, the first of them being the terrible title. The second is the restlessness of the editing. The third is the tone"	NEU
United States	Chris Evangelista SlashFilm	"Ryder is honestly the only shining light here"	NEG
Canada	Shelagh Rowan-Legg Screen Anarchy	"A tight script and solid performances, plus more than a few surprises, will keep you guessing"	POS
United States	John Fink The Film Stage	"'The Cow' has many working elements, including the dynamic between Kath and Max (...) The rest of the picture seems fairly predictable, even if the misdirection is occasionally effective"	NEU
United States	Marya E. Gates The Playlist	"The blended tones and mixing of rom-com tropes with wry humor and mystery mostly work well"	POS
United States	Carlos Aguilar The Wrap	"The construction of the narrative turns intensely nonlinear, as if someone had opened a jigsaw puzzle and scattered all the pieces on a table."	NEG
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"A clever genre piece that keeps the audience guessing — only to have the revelations ultimately prove unsatisfying."	NEU
United States	James Scott Austin Chronicle	"By the end of 'The Cow', all is explained but there's no satisfaction in getting answers (...) I left the film wondering whether more lurked beneath the surface and if what lay beneath was worth finding"	NEG
United States	Aurora Amidon Paste Magazine	"In psychological thrillers, it's practically a prerequisite that, throughout the story, there should be the feeling that something just isn’t right. Indeed, this is the case with 'The Cow' —just not in the way you'd hope"	NEU
United States	Ross Bonaime Collider	"'The Cow' just becomes a slog, an unremarkable buildup to a conclusion that tries to shock, but without the momentum before the film's final moments, it's truly hard to care"	NEG
Canada	Mae Abdulbaki Screen Rant	"Eli Horowitz' directorial debut stumbles in its finale (...) At the very least, 'The Cow' offers some food for thought and has a strong setup, even if it doesn't fully deliver a satisfying conclusion (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Simon Abrams The Wrap	"Before its spectacularly messy finale, the head-scratching mystery thriller 'Gone in the Night' barely holds itself together thanks to the star power of co-stars Winona Ryder and Dermot Mulroney (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Wes Greene Slant	"The film’s ominous atmosphere derives less from the mystery of Max’s disappearance and more from the scary business of getting older (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Noel Murray Los Angeles Times	"Still, even when the story doesn’t pop, Ryder is terrific"	NEU
Canada	Jon Mendelsohn CBR	"'Gone in the Night', starring Winona Ryder, is a clever mystery thriller with a strong lead and an interesting theme at its core"	POS
United States	Marshall Shaffer Decider	"This pseudo-genre fare can't commit to much of anything and, as a result, becomes mostly nothing. 'Gone in the Night' will be gone from your memory as soon as the credits hit"	NEG

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