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Luke Y. Thompson, L.A. Weekly: The balance is weighted in favor of character-based laughs rather than scares, but the deadpan tone is maintained throughout Read more
Michael Ordona, Chicago Tribune: Delightfully unpredictable. Read more
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture: Directed by Jay and Mark Duplass, it's very broad, but the satire -- and its attendant babble -- actually heightens the scares. Read more
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: A raw, wickedly clever comedy that also includes moments of genuine terror. Read more
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: A very short and cheerfully scruffy comedy-thriller by the Duplass brothers. Read more
John Hartl, Seattle Times: Too bad the characters are so rote. The women are almost nonentities, and the bond between the men borders on the maudlin. The actors are often better than their lines. Read more
Scott Tobias, AV Club: Much of the fun of Baghead is that it's unclassifiable, by turns a movie-movie lark, an Eric Rohmer-like relationship comedy, and a surprisingly effective Friday The 13th kids-in-the-woods slasher film. Read more
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: The truth eventually comes out, as it must, and it's not exactly a stunner. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: The movie's cheap, it's clever -- it's even a little scary in places. Read more
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail: Although the final act telegraphs the endgame a little too obviously, Baghead is nevertheless a late summer treat. Read more
Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly: You're never quite sure if you're supposed to laugh or shudder, which is saying a lot at a time when most movies drop their seventh veil before the trailer has even come to an end. Read more
Rafer Guzman, Newsday: It's entertaining, often funny and ultimately endearing, thanks mainly to its ensemble cast. Read more
Bob Mondello, NPR.org: The directors like dissonant relationships: Here, their spectacularly self-absorbed protagonists step on each other, jockeying first for position and ultimately for survival. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: While the acting is uneven and the focus wavers, the Duplasses take several well-aimed potshots at their bloated industry. Read more
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: Satire, you see, requires the sort of artistic discipline that is anathema to mumblecore filmmakers. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: The coda, even if it doesn't wholly work, should have some sobering lessons for would-be filmmakers who see this. Kids, try this at home. Read more
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: Even in the spookiest woods in the dead of night, there will be no difficulty figuring this one out. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The problem with Baghead isn't that it's cheaply made but that it's sloppily composed. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: He [baghead] is obviously simply a device to make the movie long enough to qualify as a feature, and the denouement will be one of stunning underwhelmingness. Read more
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: I want to persuade you to see Baghead, but I don't want to overhype it, because in many ways it's a delicate construction best served as a surprise. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: Keep your eyes open, and there are lots of other, subtler things going on. Read more
Dana Stevens, Slate: The movie's concern with its characters' shifting alliances and petty vanities also evokes early John Sayles and, at times, Eric Rohmer. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: When the origami model of the plot finally unfolds, and the well-justified surprises are disclosed, there are still a couple of revelations up the Duplass brothers' sleeves. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: He brothers Duplass have a knack for the to-and-fro of modern relationships. Their horror sense is less acute, but at least they understand that when the budget is low, it's best to keep the villain in the shadows. Read more
Peter Debruge, Variety: [A] clever insider's riff about life on the lo-fi end of the indie spectrum. Read more
Robert Wilonsky, Village Voice: It's an indie about indies -- meta, right? But also mighty effective if you're into idle, drunken chit-chat about getting laid while waiting out the bogeyman in the bushes. Read more
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: Baghead is at its best when it captures the subtleties of romantic machinations, macho power plays and the indignity of women aging in Hollywood. Read more