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Read from 51 comments (48 from Metacritic, 3 from TMDB reviews) — 13 of them described how it moves.
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“Loved the ending.”
AJ_13 · Metacritic ↗
“From start to the amazing ending the movie is great!”
MikefromAngus · Metacritic ↗
“From the very beginning of the film, McQueen adorns his film with”
Spangle · Metacritic ↗
“Near the beginning of Shame we're given a glimpse in to Brandon's (Michael Fassenbender) life as he sits alone on a train. He catches the eye of a pretty young woman who gives him a smile. As he begins to look her up and down he notices that she's wearing a wedding ring. But this doesn't matter to him. Brandon is unable to resist and tries follows her off the train, before losing her in the crowd. He is completely controlled by his addiction and is trapped in his own self-loathing life style. Throughout this entire sequence, Fassenbender has a look of complete anguish on his face. He gains no pleasure from pursuing his sexual needs. He feels only shame.”
Colginator · Metacritic ↗
“Steve McQueen draws out certain scenes way beyond their breaking point. At times the movie felt like it might start to take off, but in a blink of an eye, falls back into a bottomless pit of pretentious trash.”
csw12 · Metacritic ↗
“it's mainly just boring”
Parmesano · Metacritic ↗
Read 28 Aug 2026 · confidence 100% · scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score · how this works
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It reviews better than it plays — admired more than it is enjoyed.
“It's first and foremost a visual and sonic symphony, and a Dante-esque journey through a New York nightworld where words are mostly useless or worse.”
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon · 100
“Driven by a brilliant, ferocious performance by Michael Fassbender, Shame is a real walk on the wild side, a scorching look at a case of sexual addiction that's as all-encompassing as a craving for drugs.”
Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter · 100
“A mesmerizing companion piece to his 2008 debut, "Hunger," this more approachable but equally uncompromising drama likewise fixes its gaze on the uses and abuses of the human body, as Michael Fassbender again strips himself down, in every way an actor can, for McQueen's rigorous but humane interrogation.”
Justin Chang, Variety · 100
“This is a great act of filmmaking and acting. I don't believe I would be able to see it twice.”
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times · 100
“Shame has a lolling pace and stunning visual clarity. Structurally, it's close to perfect - its precision echoed in the Glenn Gould piano recordings of Bach keyboard works that Brandon listens to obsessively.”
Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle · 100
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 76, the watch 57
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“Loved the ending.”
AJ_13about 75–100% inread it ↗
“From start to the amazing ending the movie is great!”
MikefromAngusabout 0–100% inread it ↗
“From the very beginning of the film, McQueen adorns his film with”
Spangleabout 0–15% inread it ↗
“Near the beginning of Shame we're given a glimpse in to Brandon's (Michael Fassenbender) life as he sits alone on a train. He catches the eye of a pretty young woman who gives him a smile. As he begins to look her up and down he notices that she's wearing a wedding ring. But this doesn't matter to him. Brandon is unable to resist and tries follows her off the train, before losing her in the crowd. He is completely controlled by his addiction and is trapped in his own self-loathing life style. Throughout this entire sequence, Fassenbender has a look of complete anguish on his face. He gains no pleasure from pursuing his sexual needs. He feels only shame.”
Colginatorabout 0–15% inread it ↗
“Has a good reputation among critics and film-buffs, but I thought this was duller than dullsville on a dull tuesday. Fassbender has got to be one of the most overrated actors in recent times. He's got a distinctive look and his eyes pierces through the screen I'll give him that. And a well-sized johnson (as proven on numorous ocassions here) but other than that he's fairly mediocre.”
Dan_Tebascoread it ↗
“Shame is nothing short of a masterpiece: every shot tells a story. SYNOPSIS: (from Google) Successful and handsome New Yorker Brandon (Michael Fassbender) seems to live an ordinary life, but he hides a terrible secret behind his mask of normalcy: Brandon is a sex addict. His constant need for gratification numbs him to just about everything else. But, when Sissy (Carey Mulligan), Brandon's needy sister, unexpectedly blows into town, crashes at his apartment and invades his privacy, Brandon i”
Kira Zinneckerread it ↗
“Perhaps I’m just desensitised to sex, and stories about sex, but for the most part the regular sight of a naked Michael Fassbender shagging, showering and/or wanking did nothing for me. His “Brandon” is a New York office worker who is obsessed about sex and who works in a team of permanently horny men led by his married but odiouly indiscreet boss “Fisher” (James Badge Dale) who also has a lot in common with a rabbit. “Brandon” has no problem attracting women, or paying for their services, until”
CinemaSerfread it ↗
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