When it embraces an eerie and enigmatic tone that subsequently gets turned on its head, Significant Other still boldly proves to be a film worth getting lost in.
Significant Other
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United States · 2022
1h 24m
Director Robert Olsen, Dan Berk
Starring Maika Monroe, Jake Lacy, Teal Sherer
Genre Science Fiction, Thriller
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A young couple decides to take a backpacking trip through the forests of the Pacific Northwest. On their trip, they become lost, and find their relationship tested before they come across something far more sinister.
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The A.V. Club by Jordan Hoffman
At the halfway mark, a little spice gets shaken into the otherwise thin soup. It’s still far from a must-see, but there are rewards for those who stick to the end.
We Got This Covered by Martin Carr
Significant Other is a substandard supernatural hybrid, which wastes the talent of all those involved. Maika Monroe and Jake Lacy may work hard to breathe life into this ponderous fireside fable, but often fall short through no fault of their own.
Paste Magazine by Natalia Keogan
Berk and Olsen take a big swing by overtly hailing far-flung influences—Spielberg, Aster, Kaufman—without overstuffing their film with incessant references. But they don’t quite follow through on their initial ambition, and the movie feels frustratingly restrained.
The New York Times by Natalia Winkelman
Significant Other does not reinvent the genre, but its narrative flourishes make for an exciting outing.
A clever (and foreshadowed) touch or two notwithstanding, in the end, the filmmakers’ attempts at misdirecting the viewer’s expectations fail and the movie’s endless “on the nose” characters, moments and lines of dialogue overwhelm it.
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