Attachment Reviews
Everything about Attachment can best be described as “serviceable”, including its ways of twisting your perceptions around.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 6, 2024
There is something so intuitively right about this whip-smart film. From its sharp sense of humour to a cunning grasp of its folklore — Attachment is a perfect movie.
| Original Score: 8/10 | Aug 9, 2023
Gislason attempts to present a horror film by personalizing it with the early stages of a romantic relationship between two women. However, the result shines a light on the dysfunctional and codependent dynamic between a mother and her daughter.
| Jul 25, 2023
Rooted in Jewish folklore, this queer horror-comedy sees a woman unexpectedly move in with her girlfriend’s mother – an eccentric and overbearing figure who seems oddly obsessed with supernatural threats.
| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Apr 6, 2023
The script gives a great balance in understanding of these three women, and how each has experiences the world differently, and each are operating out of love, even if that manifests in different ways.
| Mar 29, 2023
Attachment does a lot with mood, and the unfolding mystery of what exactly Maja is walking into. It鈥檚 also at times a surprisingly funny movie...
| Mar 29, 2023
A fun Valentine鈥檚 Day watch for those who like their queer romance with a sprinkle of spooky chill.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 27, 2023
Equipped with excellent performances and plenty of chills, Attachment is a well-done horror film that isn't afraid to be sweet.
| Mar 27, 2023
The everyday mysticism lends the supernatural a casual banality between Chana and Leah that Maja cannot hope to crack. The horror isn’t that there is something wrong with Leah, but that loving Leah means fighting a force that doesn’t want to let her go.
| Mar 18, 2023
Attachment is a beautiful, intimate character drama wrapped in a religious possession horror film.
| Original Score: 8/10 | Mar 9, 2023
Attachment’s themes of trauma, grief, family and love open it up for wider audience appreciation, regardless of its genre trappings. Gabriel Bier Gislason should be very proud of his bold, sophisticated, and creepy freshman outing.
| Mar 7, 2023
Attachment is not a great film but it is a good one, worth seeing if you're in the mood for something different.
| Mar 2, 2023
Unexpectedly funny (in a good way), Attachment benefits from its trio of stellar lead performances and a unique take on the possession sub-genre.
| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 23, 2023
For those who are used to hearing their mothers spit to ward of a curse, who鈥檝e worn hamsas and evil eyes, or who鈥檝e been gifted challah and salt in their new homes, Attachment taps into a magical exploration of the Jewish religion.
| Feb 22, 2023
The movie differs from your average horror in that there aren't that many release points 鈥� the jump scares are few and far between, which means the tension has nowhere to go but up.
| Feb 15, 2023
Park plays Maja with a lot of vulnerability and concern, as she is eagerly trying to understand her new lover’s background, while also calculating trying to start a life with her new girlfriend.
| Feb 15, 2023
The performances and character writing have more depth than usual for such things, though one wishes Gislason鈥檚 tale were less sluggish of pace, or grudging of thrills.
| Feb 13, 2023
For horror fans that as compelled by creative ideas as style or execution, “Attachment” embraces what to many may be a new or different text, but it’s clearly knowledgeable about the traditions of the genre — and deeply faithful to its spirit.
| Feb 13, 2023
The scares are for the most part subtle but effective, and the mythology is consistently engaging. The stakes, therefore, feel increasingly high until we arrive at the carefully-crafted climax.
| Original Score: B+ | Feb 13, 2023
Although Attachment is undeniably a horror movie, it’s also a sensitively played queer romance and a dissection of the way certain women bind themselves to strict edicts as a kind of self-protection.
| Feb 13, 2023