C.H. Newell Father Son Holy Gore May 3, 2019 4.5/5

Refn explores the dangerous path we find ourselves on when answers don't fit in a tiny, pre-packaged box, when our idealism runs afoul in a world not built for the idealistic.

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Kaleem Aftab The List Apr 17, 2019 3/5

The pivotal moment of the film is a special effects sequence that makes Doctor Who look state of the art.

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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Jun 15, 2011 B-

The director captures a sense of hazy, harrowing obsession that's amplified by his immaculate camera set-ups and pans.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Dec 31, 2008 B-

Slick thriller.

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Prairie Miller Long Island Press Mar 23, 2007

A Middle American psychological crime thriller agreat portion of which plays out none too rationally inside its protagonist's head.

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Bruce Feld Film Journal International Mar 1, 2007

What happens afterwards, in Refn and the late Hubert Selby, Jr.'s can't-resist-obscurity-and-ambiguity screenplay will disappoint most filmgoers.

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Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Aug 4, 2005 4/10

Frustratingly opaque by design, Fear X offers viewers insufficient fear and excessive "X."

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Rob Blackwelder SPLICEDWire Feb 6, 2005 3/4

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Larry Carroll FilmStew.com Feb 3, 2005

Imagine an hour of birds flying backwards and rooms with red curtains, and there's the rest of your movie.

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Rob Vaux Flipside Movie Emporium Feb 2, 2005 B

It's a fundamentally Scandinavian movie, a hyperintense meditation on death and destiny set amid a bleak wintry landscape and played out by the emotionally devastated.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Feb 1, 2005 3/4

As the film builds, director Refn skillfully allows Harry to get both closer and farther away form his goal, like an optical illusion.

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Maitland McDonagh TV Guide Jan 28, 2005 2/5

Turturro's clammy, lumpen Cain is a profoundly disagreeable guide down the rabbit hole of hallucinatory paranoia.

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Lou Lumenick New York Post Jan 28, 2005 1.5/4

A pretentious, unsatisfying and ultra-slow-moving thriller.

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Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News Jan 28, 2005 2.5/4

Fortunately, Turturro's subtle turn keeps our emotional connection solid even when the story skates on thin ice.

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John McMurtrie San Francisco Chronicle Jan 28, 2005 2/4

The story, in the end, is less than satisfying and, unfortunately, doesn't match the movie's eerie style.

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Brent Simon Now Playing Magazine Jan 27, 2005 B

Fear X, like an impressionistic painting, is evocative in original ways.

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Jan 27, 2005 4/5

With an elliptical style and open-ended interpretations, it is definitely not for those who like their mysteries spelled out and tied up neatly.

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