Synopsis
A woman snaps and assumes the psyche of a vicious dog as her checked-out, philandering husband attempts to keep the family together.
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Cast
- Jason RitterBill Hart
- Jaime KingBeth Hart
- Marianna PalkaJill Hart
- Brighton SharbinoTiffany Hart
- Rio ManginiMax Hart
- Kingston FosterCindy Hart
- Martin StarrTodd
- Jason MaybaumJed
- Sol RodríguezAnnabelle
- Liisa LeeDog voice
Recommendations
- 80
The New York Times
As she did in her gentler but equally original “Good Dick” in 2008, Ms. Palka carves a black and biting niche between a man and a woman, a space where chaos and psychological unease demand to be reckoned with. - 75
The Film Stage
Fearless writer-director-actress Marianna Palka has crafted an bold, dark domestic comedy with Bitch. - 75
IndieWire
Even as the high-concept premise wears thin, Palka manages to generate an unexpected degree of sympathy for the floundering couple, and the wordless finale allows for a complete transformation that extends beyond Jill’s bizarre condition. - 58
Consequence
Bitch‘s third act is an improvement upon its second, mainly in that the movie allows itself to be weird again. - 50
Slant Magazine
Initially offbeat, Bitch awkwardly pivots toward a more inspirational story of regret and reconciliation. - 50
Variety
Acted and executed with brute conviction, if not much delicacy, by its writer-director-star, with an excellent foil in Jason Ritter’s boorish, baffled husband, the film feels overstretched in its latter half — with its central metaphor revealing only so many facets before the shock factor begins to pall. - 50
Village Voice
While it’s refreshing to see a portrait of a woman’s unraveling that doesn’t romanticize mental illness, and that’s actually directed by a woman, it’s easy to wish Bitch probed a bit deeper into the protagonist’s pre-dog life. - 40
The Guardian
It’s an interesting concept, but the characters are thin and nothing here feels insightful.
