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The Whale

2022, drama

116 minutes

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

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6.9

based on 13 critics

Age

14+

Country

United States

Language

English

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8.0

2023-01-29

A bleak exercise in shame and miserabilism, Aronofsky’s The Whale is a thought-provoking, challenging experience that furthers his bold cinematic exploration of belief. Read more

8.0

2023-01-28

This is a really interesting work. A work that delves into a difficult and unaddressed world affecting a small, but still important, proportion of the population. Charlie is one of the most interesting characters we are likely to see on the screen this year... Read more

5.0

2023-03-05

The problem with The Whale is that the more Aronofsky wants to make cinema, the more it gets histrionic. In its desire to bring out emotions, the film skips over the more complex fallout of personal abandonment, in its physically and psychologically undertows. Read more

5.0

2023-02-01

There's an important conversation that might have been started by The Whale, but Aronofsky's condescending approach will likely shut down any potential dialogue, which is a shame. Read more

5.0

2023-01-02

The Whale is a tonal misfire. It goes for haunting and grotesque in moments where it would be better served going for compassion, and it goes for compassion far too late (and with far too much fervor) to make up for it. Read more

4.0

2023-02-01

So whilst The Whale is home to several brilliant performances and well-paced, interesting storytelling, its lack of sensitivity and misplaced melodrama sadly becomes its ultimate undoing. Read more

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