Synopsis
Jealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.
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Cast
- Eva GreenMiss Gribben
- Juno TempleDi Radfield
- María ValverdeFiamma Coronna
- Imogen PootsPoppy
- Ellie NunnLily
- Adele McCannLaurel
- Zoe CarrollRosie
- Clemmie DugdaleFuzzy Burls
- Sinéad CusackMiss Nieven
- Helen NortonMatron
Recommendations
- 75
The A.V. Club
Cracks stumbles down the stretch, when the melodrama finally washes in and the behavior becomes more extreme. - 75
ReelViews
The movie's realistic portrayal of the ingredients that can lead to bullying and other forms of unkindness inflicted on outsiders by those in power, speaks strongly to viewers watching in the 21st century. - 63
New York Post
Scott's feature debut is beautifully filmed and offers an unexpectedly shocking ending. - 60
Empire
An auspicious debut for Scott, but one whose ingredients are too familiar to really fizz. Green is great, though, in a dark-tinged role that plays to her strengths. - 60
The New York Times
In many ways Cracks is lurid and rickety. But its gripping ensemble performances lend it an emotional intensity that outweighs its shortcomings. - 50
Village Voice
Alas, the hopelessly miscast Green is too darn French, lacking the voraciously loony brio it takes to play Miss G. - 50
Observer
May not appeal to every taste, but it marks an arresting feature debut for Jordan Scott, a director who is well worth watching. - 50
Boxoffice Magazine
Scott excels in maintaining a low, persistent hum of eroticism whose purpose is not titillation or camp.
