Foe (2023) directed by Garth Davis is a sci-fi psychological thriller film. The film will be released in the United States by Amazon Studios on October 6. It is based on Iain Reid’s 2018 novel of the same name. Davis co-wrote the screenplay with Reid. Foe (2023) stars Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, Aaron Pierre, and more. It follows a married couple, Henrietta (Saoirse Ronan) and Junior (Paul Mescal). Their lives are turned upside down when a stranger arrives at the couple’s farm and informs the husband he will be sent to a space station, and his wife will be left with a robot.
Foe (2023) Receives Negative Reviews
David Ehrlich, indieWire – Mescal and Ronan both excel at sinking into themselves, with the latter’s irrepressible force of will squeezing against the walls of the musty farmhouse as if her life were a shoe five sizes too small.
Adrian Horton, Guardian – There’s plenty of ambition and talent, but without the crisp engine of the story, it’s as dry as 2065 dirt.
Owen Gleiberman, Variety – The trouble with the movie is that once you’re confronted with the surprise, and you think back over what you’ve been watching, it makes even less sense.
Clint Worthington, Consequence – It’s difficult to overstate how badly Foe fumbles its heady premise and firecracker cast, a film so dependent on its biggest secret that it’s both predictable and hard to grasp by the time the trigger is finally pulled.
David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter – Initially unsettling but steadily devolves into sappiness, confusion, and self-important solemnity.
Kyle Turner, Slant Magazine – At every turn, Garth Davis’s Foe not only fails to adequately redress or rework played-out tropes within its high-concept world but its examination of marriage and identity is also hackneyed.
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