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Foe

The 100 Most Anticipated Movies of 2023

Foe

2023

Garth Davis

Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, Aaron Pierre, Michael M. Foster ...

4.7

857

Sci-Fi. Thriller Set slightly in the future, after severe climate change has ruined farmland. A farmer and his wife struggle on one of the last remaining farms until a knock on the door changes things.

	Media	Author	Review
		Adrian Horton The Guardian	"Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan can’t lift dull 'Black Mirror' knock-off (...) There’s plenty of ambition and talent, but without the crisp engine of story, it’s as dry as 2065 dirt. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"This brooding psychological sci-fi about a dying planet and a floundering marriage is initially unsettling but steadily devolves into sappiness, confusion and self-important solemnity."
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	"'Foe' wants to end with a big 'Whoa.' Instead, it leaves us going 'Huh, interesting' and 'Whuuut?' at the same time."
		Monica Castillo rogerebert.com	"Aside from rehashing tropes and offering some laughably bad moments, the film accomplishes little (...) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"
		Valerie Complex Deadline	"A film drowned in under-delivered aspirations and aggressive narrative ennui"
		Lex Briscuso The Wrap	"Garth Davis retreads familiar genre themes but adds in nuance and heart (...) It’s the perfect combination of high marital drama and science fiction thinkpiece"
		Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"The great Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan do their best to hold our attention during the pretentious cautionary tale of AI and human connection (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post	"Brainy but bloodless sci-fi film (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
		Kyle Turner Slant	"'Foe' isn’t unique enough to distinguish itself from other explorations of falling into the uncanny valley. It suggests a bad copy of 'A.I.: Artificial Intelligence', multiple episodes of 'Black Mirror', and 'The One I Love'. (...) Rating: ½ (out of 4)"
		Wendy Ide The Guardian	"Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal captivate in clunky sci-fi drama (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Caryn James BBC	"'Foe' plays to the strengths of its actors, two of the most natural and subtle on screen, and is endlessly engaging even though it eventually stumbles into head-spinning narrative problems (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Michael Frank The Film Stage	"A mess of concepts, issues, and messages, an amalgamation of errors in tone and story"
		John Serba Decider	"[It] tries to be a head trip, but ends up being a head scratcher"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"A slow-burning and implosive relationship drama about the tension between evolution and stasis (...) The movie’s final stretch reveals a satisfying and non-judgmental method to its madness"
		Dave Golder Radio Times	"Overwrought and artificial (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Romey Norton Ready Steady Cut	"Ambition and A-list actors don’t make up for this lackluster look into a dry and dull future (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"
		Robbie Collin Telegraph	"The Irish Oscar nominees are a watchable couple – but this solemn adaptation gets stuck in a tonal rut from which it struggles to escape (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Chase Hutchinson Collider	"This adaptation is an often interesting though ultimately insipid one"
		Belen Edwards Mashable	"There is some attempt at substance here, but it's buried under layers of nonsensical storytelling and clumsy dialogue. Not even its prestigious stars can sell it."
		Mae Abdulbaki Screen Rant	"Ronan and Mescal are perfect in compelling, visually moving drama (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"[Mescal] and Ronan make for a pretty picture, but there's simply nothing going on beneath the surface"
		Lena Wilson IGN	"A muddled mess [and a] sci-fi nonsense"
		Nick Schager The Daily Beast	"A sci-fi story that spirals about in circles on its way to a predictable and underwhelming twist and an even less satisfying conclusion."
		David Fear Rolling Stone	"Because of the often mannered, occasionally stagy way that it ends up telling [its story], this is a movie that has a tendency to be its own worst enemy"
		Nikki Baughan Screendaily	"Ronan and Mescal have an easy, natural chemistry (...) Garth Davies maintains a palpable air of tension, helped by three well-balanced performances."
		Peter Travers ABC News	"This sci-fi misfire hits theaters as an epic botch job"
		Witney Seibold SlashFilm	"A turgid sci-fi mope-fest (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 10)"

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