Synopsis
A young woman returns a lonely widow’s lost purse, leading to an unlikely relationship between the two — until the young woman discovers the widow might not be all that she seems.
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Cast
- Chloë Grace MoretzFrances McCullen
- Isabelle HuppertGreta Hideg
- Maika MonroeErica Penn
- Colm FeoreChris McCullen
- Stephen ReaBrian Cody
- Zawe AshtonAlexa Hammond
- Jeff HillerMaitre D' Henri
- Thaddeus DanielsOfficer Deroy
- Raven DaudaOfficer Regan
- Parker SawyersGary
Recommendations
- 80
TheWrap
While it sometimes feels as if it’s just not enough fun, once you get to the twin switcheroos and then the insane ending, you have little choice but to buy into horror-audience protocol and embrace it for the bloody hoot it is. - 75
IndieWire
It opens as a stilted, awkward drama, complete with the always-delightful Maika Monroe giving literal voice to what appears to be the film’s obvious theme (mommy issues, basically) — and then it takes a surprising flip. - 75
The Playlist
Greta is one of those thrillers where you see almost every twist coming, but the actors are so into it that you still get sucked in. - 75
Slant Magazine
Neil Jordan’s deft control of pace and tone elevates Greta past mere gimmickry, resulting in a comic thriller whose goofy humor only compounds its mastery of suspense. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
The filmmaker's expressively cockeyed impulses soon take over (he's ably assisted by the terrific cinematographer Seamus McGarvey), and the resulting craziness is quite delightful to behold in the moment and to reflect on after. - 70
Screen Daily
Greta is best read as tongue-in-cheek femme fun. And proof, certainly, that despite her considerable success, Huppert has not at all fallen into the trap of taking herself to seriously. - 63
Movie Nation
And Monroe, Moretz’s “Fifth Wave” co-star (best-known for “It Follows”), has just enough edge to make Erica a New Yorker newcomers to the city might want to listen to when she barks out a warning, even if it’s hard to take somebody this into yoga — and yoga pants — that seriously. - 50
New York Magazine (Vulture)
The film is intense and features a performance by Chloë Grace Moretz that’s more committed than this swill deserves.
