I did not know when ambiguity becomes indulgence or whether to miss the frank violence of war. (haberarts.com)
Much like Del Toro did in «Devil's Backbone,» Anvari uses the threat and inherent violence of war as a tension - causing backdrop for supernatural storytelling. (rogerebert.com)
Though the action pivots on blackmail and murder, the heart of the movie is a regular guy's struggle with the inner violence of sexual frenzy and the outer violence of war. (rottentomatoes.com)