The Green Knight

It reviews better than it plays — admired more than it is enjoyed.

• “David Lowery deconstructs the hero's journey with this sumptuous dark fantasy.”

  Clint Worthington, Consequence · 100

• “It is scary, sexy, and strange in ways that American films are rarely allowed to be, culminating in a sequence that cast the whole film in a new light for this viewer. We're all just sitting in that banquet hall, listening to the story requested by King Arthur, told by a master storyteller.”

  Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com · 100

• “Told in sumptuously gritty imagery, this epic feat of bold imagination, unconcerned with mitigating its creative force for the sake of unadventurous audiences, has an unconventional film grammar and irregular structure that peers into the different possible outcomes of the would-be paladin’s trek.”

  Carlos Aguilar, The Playlist · 100

• “The enormity of this film intimidates me. And it hypnotizes me, and seduces me, and captures me until it feels as if the green has grown like moss over my entire body. But rather than threatening to choke, The Green Knight injects a new source of oxygen into the sword-and-sorcery genre.”

  Hoai-Tran Bui, Slashfilm · 100

• “The exceptional level of craftsmanship — which includes some seamless, low-key special effects — wouldn’t be nearly as affecting without the comparable care Lowery brings to this story.”

  Tim Grierson, Screen Daily · 100