Here are review links for this film submitted by our members:
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: a suspenseful horror film, one which acknowledges both the cruelty and purity of children developing social skills… Much like Belgium’s Oscar submission “Playground,” the isolation of children within their own world is startlingly realized.
- Lee Jutton @ Film Inquiry
- Excerpt: A deeply disturbing portrayal of what happens when four kids discover they have superpowers, much of the film’s imagery—including brutal violence towards animals and children—is difficult to stomach. Yet Vogt’s decision to not pull any punches when it comes to the cruel acts children often commit before they have a full understanding of right and wrong is a large part of what makes The Innocents such an effective horror film.
- Jeremy Kibler @ The Artful Critic
- Excerpt: Like a comparatively wispy and more observational “X-Men” on an indie budget, “The Innocents” is as disturbing as it is devastating, and it’s always absorbing.
- [New] | Mark Leeper @ Mark Leeper’s Reviews
- Excerpt: The elevator pitch for THE INNOCENTS might have been “‘It’s a Good Life!’ meets VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED”.
- Mike McGranaghan @
- Excerpt: Your nerves are frayed by the end, but it’s totally worth it.
- Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: While the tone and genre does skew psychological for the most part in doing so, Vogt isn’t afraid to inject full-on nightmarish horror too.
- Eddie Pasa @ DC Filmdom
- Joao Pinto @ Portal Cinema [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: A fantastic example of nordic horror.
- Jerry Roberts @ Armchair Cinema
- Excerpt: There’s a new retread Stephen King’s Firestarter that is dropping over on Peacock on the same day that this film lands in the United States. I can already tell you that The Innocents is the pony to bet on.
