Ricky 2009

Critics score:
60 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Keith Uhlich, Time Out: It would be risible if Ozon's hand didn't remain so steady and confident throughout, all the way up to a complicatedly upbeat conclusion that recreates the Christian Annunciation with the straightest of faces. Read more

Sam Adams, AV Club: Ricky, the first of two Ozon films to debut this year, marks a return to his busy-bee ways, not least because it feels like two disparate movies joined at the hip. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The story begins in gritty realism, ends in pure fantasy and leaves out most of the alphabet as it makes its way from A to Z. Read more

Boyd van Hoeij, Variety: Because Ozon doesn't develop his characters once Ricky shows his true nature, the movie's slightly overcooked working-class realism quickly morphs into a grotesque story of a mutant baby. The film's two halves feel almost mutually exclusive. Read more

Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: What Ricky lacks is a more thorough, consistent examination of maternal bonds. Read more