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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by
It’s a profoundly weird film but hypnotic nonetheless.
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80
More times than I could count I had no idea what the hell was happening, and also just didn’t care that I didn’t know. Let the Corpses Tan is that strange and beautiful.
50
Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani get so lost in their catalogue of fetishes that they lose grasp of the snap and tension that drive even a mediocre heist narrative.
70
Los Angeles Times by Justin Chang
Let the Corpses Tan — or, to use its even better French title, “Laissez Bronzer Les Cadavres” — is a feverish, obsessive act of cinematic rehabilitation, a shoot-’em-up conceived in tribute to a peculiar strain of blood-spattered B-movies from the 1960s and ’70s.
75
Like "Amer" and "The Strange Color Of Your Body’s Tears," Let The Corpses Tan is fetishistic, kaleidoscopic, and obsessed with the intersection between sex and death.
75
The Playlist by Kevin Jagernauth
You might not understand what the hell is happening in Let The Corpses Tan, but you’ll certainly never be bored.
40
The New York Times by Manohla Dargis
A formalist experiment that soon devolves into a mannerist indulgence.
70
We Got This Covered by Matt Donato
Let The Corpses Tan is a stunning display of visual seduction and slaughter-first gunplay, if not somewhat distracted by a skeletal script that’s been stripped of all meatiness.
60
The Hollywood Reporter by Neil Young
Indeed, the picture works best when it eschews dialogue and plot altogether and the lush musical elements combine with the intense hues of Manu Dacosse's 16mm-shot visuals to stimulatingly trippy effect.
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Gleefully crafted and full of memorable shots.