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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfThe movie is a coming-of-age story, but whose age is coming? That's the profound question we're left with, in a stellar adaptation that balances gore with black humor, ethical quandary, hope and—yes—plenty of brains.
- 100EmpireHelen O'HaraEmpireHelen O'HaraThe best zombie-ish apocalypse in years. Sennia Nanua is a major discovery, but it’s the dense social commentary and moral dilemmas that will haunt you.
- 90ScreenCrushMatt SingerScreenCrushMatt SingerThe Girl With All the Gifts is full of surprises. It keeps shifting before our eyes, from atmospheric horror to intense survival thriller to thoughtful contemplation of humanity’s place in our planet’s food chain.
- 80Screen DailyCharles GantScreen DailyCharles GantWhat really separates The Girl With All the Gifts from the genre pack, however, is its moral intelligence, clever thematic consistency (drawing on the Greek myth of Pandora’s box) and emotional heft, the latter component rooted in the truly captivating breakout performance of young Nanua.
- 50The Film StageEthan VestbyThe Film StageEthan VestbyWithout the narrative or formal conviction to pull off the clichés rampant throughout, it sadly seems stuck between two worlds.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijMcCarthy more often seems to apply a generic style to his substance, rather than actually use a stylistic choice to help suggest or demonstrate something about his story and characters.
- 40VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergDirector McCarthy does little visually that would generate a sense of fear in any viewer, and there’s nothing that will generate so much as a startled jump.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThere are substantial talents involved in this film, but it doesn’t come together.