Synopsis
A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.
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Cast
- Ryan ReynoldsJerry Hickfang / Mr. Whiskers (voice) / Bosco (voice) / Deer (voice) / Bunny Monkey (voice)
- Gemma ArtertonFiona
- Anna KendrickLisa
- Jacki WeaverDr. Warren
- Ella SmithAlison
- Paul ChahidiDennis Kowalski
- Stanley TownsendSheriff Weinbacher
- Adi ShankarJohn
- Sam SpruellDave
- Valerie KochJerry's Mother
Recommendations
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Film.com
Here is a pitch-black psycho-horror-comedy to restore one’s faith in the “What the eff did I just watch?” genre. - 83
Hitfix
Perhaps a little more successful when winking at genre expectations than when playing things straight, The Voices is funny, disturbing and whimsical. - 75
The Playlist
It’s a bit of an irony that The Voices doesn’t have much to say, but the fact of the matter is that it’s the tone and the tenor of the film that make it most watchable; a truly hilarious film about truly horrible things, the real artistry in Satrapi’s direction of The Voices speaks for itself. - 75
Observer
It’s a tormented Tony Perkins at the Bates Motel, re-imagined by "Saturday Night Live," with all the risks implied. - 75
New York Post
Ryan Reynolds is chillingly perfect as a nice-guy factory worker struggling with schizophrenia and murderous impulses in this tonally wild indie, which is nearly too horrifying to be funny — but not quite. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
The film’s combination of psychological drama -- cue the childhood trauma -- with blood-splattered limb-cutting, talking heads in the fridge and talking pets on the couch is a risky one that finally works because Perry and Satrapi find the right tonal mixture for the material. - 70
Village Voice
The Voices is a perfect film that's hard to watch. - 60
The Guardian
Satrapi's disreputable little creepshow finally doesn't amount to a hill of beans. Maybe that's fine. The Voices provides an enjoyably trashy antidote to the traditional Sundance fare of soulful drama and crusading documentary.
