Alan Jones Radio Times Feb 9, 2023 3/5

Functioning as a warped fairy tale, Swallow poses provocative questions about the expectations imposed on women, and the psychologically damaging effects of a patriarchal culture.

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M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut Aug 27, 2022 4.5/5

Swallow has an uncommon raw power that most films can’t reach.

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Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Aug 25, 2022 2/5

Depending on where you land on certain things I can see the ending being interpreted as hopeful, tragic, or even repulsive.

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Erick Estrada Cinegarage Aug 11, 2022

The frames in Swallow transmit emptiness through extreme attention to stage elements with inert colors... [Full review in Spanish]

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Carlos Bonfil La Jornada May 13, 2022

The film manages [well] a very complex and suggestive dramatic tone. [Full review in Spanish]

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Alejandro Alemán El Universal May 13, 2022

A disturbing feminist fable that gracefully shines because no explanations are given to the protagonists actions. [Full review in Spanish]

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Betsy Bozdech AWFJ.org Oct 14, 2021

Bennett's performance - combined with a moody score, stylish costumes, and vivid production design - makes Swallow as hard to ignore as the perfectly glassy, swirly marble that Hunter craves.

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Witney Seibold Critically Acclaimed Podcast Sep 13, 2021

Begins as a stylish discomfort-based comedic satire, but evolves into a heartfelt psychological drama about emotional meglect.

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Daniel Gorman In Review Online Jun 5, 2021

[The film provides] a perspective that shifts seamlessly from cold objectivity to intense subjectivity.

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Sarah Foulkes Slashfilm Feb 17, 2021 4/10

Swallow has all the makings of a great, unsettling film, but the only things that go below the surface are the objects that Hunter swallows. Too bad it plays it safe.

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G. Allen Johnson San Francisco Chronicle Feb 17, 2021 1/4

Whatever.

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Greer McNally Time Out Feb 17, 2021 4/5

This is Bennett's show... It's a role you can imagine a young Isabelle Huppert playing, and there's no higher praise than that.

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Kurt Halfyard ScreenAnarchy Feb 17, 2021

Resembling a fledgling Michelle Williams, Bennett takes the construct of the film and makes it a living breathing animal.

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Sara Stewart New York Post Feb 17, 2021 3/4

Bennett, who's been largely off the radar for a while, is heartbreaking and, eventually, fierce as her character begins to crave change.

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Sam Inglis HeyUGuys Feb 17, 2021 4/5

Thoughtfully shot and written, it leaves us on an uncertain note, but is all the more provocative for that.

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Ty Burr Boston Globe Feb 17, 2021 2/4

I only wish "Swallow" didn't hammer its themes home quite so hard, through dialogue, editing, and camerawork that never trust the audience to think for itself.

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Mary Beth McAndrews Film School Rejects Jan 26, 2021

It is a difficult and painful film to watch both in Hunter's manipulation and the physical consequences of pica, but it is a crucial text in portraying the nuance and individual experiences with mental illness.

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Beth Accomando KPBS.org Jan 15, 2021

An exquisitely crafted film with an unconventional and unexpected heroine driving the story.

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Charles Koplinski Reel Talk with Chuck and Pam Nov 27, 2020 3.5/4.0

Bennett gives a stunning performance as she embraces the complexities of this role, showing us a troubled young woman forced to peel away the many layers of denial she's used to cover up a deep sense of self-loathing.

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Prahlad Srihari Firstpost Nov 5, 2020

The truth is women continue to fight for control and ownership over their own bodies. It's a bitter pill to swallow, and Swallow doesn't sugar-coat it.

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