The Substance

"A darkly satirical body horror masterpiece."

"As funny as it is revolting... . A body horror revelation."

"Demented and absurd in the best way possible."

"The work of a filmmaker with a vision."

"A cheerfully silly and outrageously indulgent piece of gonzo body-horror comedy, lacking in subtlety, body-positivity or positivity of any sort."

"Puerile, pointless and intellectually specious."

"A brilliant excoriation of double standards and a portrait of obsession."

"An epic, audacious, and insanely gross body horror masterpiece."

"Unlike other films that claim to be body-horror, Fargeat delivers in spectacular and revolting fashion."

"(Fargeat) replicates an existing history of horror’s exploitation of women’s bodies rather than turning it on its head."

"A smart, savage look at ageing, beauty, and the male gaze."

"The delirious last half-hour makes it all worthwhile."

"(A) magnificent shocker."

"Not for 30 years has (Moore) owned a film with anything like this certitude."

"The visual maximalism... can be overwhelming, prioritising style over character development."

"An excellent Demi Moore helps sustain Coralie Fargeat’s stylish but redundant body horror."

"Viscerally captures thefrustration of being an aging woman — until it spins out of control ."

"(Fargeat) twists the search for a fountain of youth... into a blood-and-neon drenched spectacle."

"In its smart send-up of our youth-obsessed culture, there’s even a little substance, too."

"Relies too much on its performances and style to make up for writing that, well, lacks in substance."