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pulling the feels…
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how good a time it was
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how much it moved you
Two separate readings, not parts of the score — the score says how much of it held you, these say what kind of watch it was.
Nobody has rated this on FlickFeel yet. This is public discussion of this title, read into a curve. It is not a rating and it never becomes one.
Read from 59 comments (49 from Metacritic, 10 from TMDB reviews) — 22 of them described how it moves.
➖ steady — Holds one level all the way. Pulled both ways throughout — never simply one thing. Very little of it ever resolves.
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“For its first two acts, it’s a masterclass in slow-burn suspense, anchored by a powerfully raw and believable central performance. The story of a lonely farmer’s growing, obsessive connection with a mysterious, otherworldly woman is portrayed with such grounded sincerity that you are completely drawn into its haunting, melancholic world. The cinematography is all muted tones and wide, isolating landscapes, and the score hums with a tension that feels both intimate and cosmic. In this stretch, the film flirts with greatness.”
misubisu · TMDB reviews ↗
“low pace in the middle may be harsh and boring”
ergenekon · TMDB reviews ↗
“it was interesting enough to keep me glued to my screen for the entire run time 1 h 50 min”
badshaped · Metacritic ↗
“From the beginning, it makes clear that it has no interest in resembling anything conventional.”
decatur555 · Metacritic ↗
“the ultimate world-hating nihilistic ending bothers me a bit. It doesn't seem to fit the rest of the film before all that.”
Renovatia · Metacritic ↗
“The end was a delightful twist.”
kneteru · Metacritic ↗
Read 28 Aug 2026 · confidence 100% · scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score · how this works
Published reviews, not felt experience — a different question from the one above, and never mixed into the FlickFeel score.
“Stone and Plemons prove ideal co-conspirators, with carefully balanced performances that have them taking turns as hero and villain without ever quite annihilating our sympathies or winning them outright.”
Robbie Collin, The Telegraph · 100
“It’s Plemons, who’s always stellar, that proves to be the real revelation.”
Alex Saveliev, Film Threat · 100
“While it’s been argued that Lanthimos harbours active disdain for other people, Don reminds us that there’s a poignant streak of empathy to be found in even the most nihilistic of his stories. Hope, in Bugonia, is mostly lost. But not entirely.”
Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent · 100
“Bugonia might be as blissfully bonkers as the era of its release, yet don’t let that distract from what a masterclass in directorial control the film represents for Yorgos Lanthimos.”
Marshall Shaffer, The Playlist · 91
“As terrific as Stone is, though, it’s Jesse Plemons who gives the film’s most extraordinary performance.”
Owen Gleiberman, Variety · 90
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 28 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
it reviews better than it plays — critics 80, the watch 65
Grouped by where it was written, because a considered review and a reaction typed an hour after the credits are different things. Every quote links to its source.
“it was interesting enough to keep me glued to my screen for the entire run time 1 h 50 min”
badshapedabout 0–100% inread it ↗
“From the beginning, it makes clear that it has no interest in resembling anything conventional.”
decatur555about 0–15% inread it ↗
“the ultimate world-hating nihilistic ending bothers me a bit. It doesn't seem to fit the rest of the film before all that.”
Renovatiaabout 85–100% inread it ↗
“The end was a delightful twist.”
kneteruabout 80–100% inread it ↗
“For its first two acts, it’s a masterclass in slow-burn suspense, anchored by a powerfully raw and believable central performance. The story of a lonely farmer’s growing, obsessive connection with a mysterious, otherworldly woman is portrayed with such grounded sincerity that you are completely drawn into its haunting, melancholic world. The cinematography is all muted tones and wide, isolating landscapes, and the score hums with a tension that feels both intimate and cosmic. In this stretch, the film flirts with greatness.”
misubisuabout 0–66% inread it ↗
“low pace in the middle may be harsh and boring”
ergenekonabout 33–66% inread it ↗
“FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/bugonia-review/ "Bugonia functions primarily as a stage for the memorable performances of Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone, who carry the movie with intensity and charisma. Although Yorgos Lanthimos maintains his cohesive visual style and the tonal balance between black comedy and violence, the discursive and predictable approach to its central themes — humanity, corruption, paranoia, inequality — prevents it from achieving the complex resonanc”
Manuel São Bentoread it ↗
“Wow, what a twist! I won't say anything about to avoid spoilers, but it's just mindblowing and unique movie. Definitely a masterpiece!”
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