The Apology

"[It] is a grisly, effective chamber thriller (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)" 

"Gunn and Roache liven up the script as best as they can, but there's not enough narrative for them to work with (...) Few will find themselves lingering on [its] muddled musings on grief when the credits begin to roll" 

"Watching 'The Apology', one gets the sense that Locke and her team got to tell the exact story they wanted to and on their terms. Their drama has unusual integrity since it's not about canned answers to complex questions (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)" 

"'The Apology' —despite the performances and Locke's confident, often stylish use of a single location— [feels] like half a movie" 

"A dreadful story told horribly. It fails to understand its own protagonist, underestimates character development, and ignores the rules it establishes for itself" 

"The bracing story is well told and full of surprises, the performances are all around impressive, and the writing is impactful (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" 

"The revelations taper off in the film's second half, sapping it of some energy as it hits the homestretch. But the characters' despair and passion remains gripping throughout"