Collider by Marco Vito Oddo

Sometimes, Deshon’s obsessive attention to detail drains some of the fun from Daughter, and the movie might burn too slowly to please every horror fan. Still, the movie is a rare achievement, turning a small budget and a simple story into a cinematic experience we can unravel to find new things over multiple viewings.

Film Threat by Jason Delgado

Daughter is not scary, but I don’t think it was intended to be. I wanted to see what was going to happen next while enjoying the slow-paced ride all the way to the finish line.

The Guardian by Cath Clarke

At points I wondered if this is a film that tells us anything about anything. Some of its ideas feel a bit thrown together.

Los Angeles Times by Noel Murray

The symbolism remains heavy, but it’s all in service of a powerful prisoner’s story, about the small ways people find freedom.

RogerEbert.com by Simon Abrams

Only the most committed genre fans and academic-minded masochists will want to hang around until the bitter, arthouse-meets-choose-your-own-adventure style ending.