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The New York Times
The actor Tim Roth makes a fierce, disturbing directorial debut with a film that treats incest as something worse than a terrible secret. Full Review
Amy Taubin
Village Voice
We may not want another film about incest, but there's a necessity about this one that won't be denied. Full Review
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
One of the most impressive actor-to-filmmaker transitions in recent years. Full Review
Eric Harrison
Los Angeles Times
Much of its strength resides in the way it eschews narrative contrivance. The movie observes behavior without explaining or judging it. Full Review
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
Showing as much courage and talent behind the camera as he has while acting in front of it, Roth has crafted for his first film one of the most bluntly graphic and disturbing movies ever done on the subject. Full Review
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