Good Manners isn’t without its share of redeeming factors, to be sure, but Dutra and Rojas are simply hamstrung by their chosen medium, which pits an overabundance of ideas to a constricting runtime.

| Dec 13, 2023

If you adjust your expectations (and patience) accordingly, this is an intriguing tale that's a well-acted, unpredictable mix of genre content and social commentary.

| Oct 15, 2020

All and all, Good Manners is a flawed narrative with a good heart and powerful message at its core. Good, not great, though the effort put forth by the creatives shows.

| Aug 6, 2020

The film is violent where it needs to be but also stealthily affecting and riveting throughout.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 18, 2020

This satisfyingly strange film really has it all.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 16, 2020

Eerie and shot with a lurid formalism that makes it all the scarier (São Paulo's nights have looked more frightening), Good Manners delivers on its chills and thrills.

| Apr 27, 2020

Good Manners is a modern fairytale of such astounding beauty, charm and heart.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jan 7, 2020

Good Manners is a romance, a coming-of-age story, a monster movie, and even a bit of a musical. So, it's surprising, with so many disparate elements, that the story holds together.

| Nov 22, 2019

Good Manners artfully explores unconventional relationships, unconventional motherhood, and the bonds we make with those whom we love.

| Apr 10, 2019

A mishmash of fairy tale, horror film, and social commentary, Good Manners is almost like three entirely different movies. It all adds up to a uniquely intriguing film ...

| Mar 2, 2019

A vehicle steered erratically from drama to horror to fairy-tale, but this is movie that needs a seatbelt.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 21, 2019

Until the film's midpoint heel-turn, Good Manners feels deliciously unpredictable in a way that only daring genre-benders such as this ever really manage.

| Dec 7, 2018

Told as a modern fairy tale, Good Manners blends fantasy with social strife, crafting a sometimes beautiful, uneven - but undeniably captivating - film.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 29, 2018

One of the best films of the year, one that transcends genres, formulas and cinephile winks. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.25/4 | Nov 12, 2018

Good Manners is a seductive werewolf fairytale that left me feeling stunned, exhilarated, and craving more.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Nov 3, 2018

While the film does have its weak spots, including some out-of-place CGI, they're worth ignoring, as Dutra and Rojas deliver a smart, sensitive film with just enough gore to keep it interesting.

| Oct 31, 2018

A loving tribute to the classic Hollywood films of the 1940s (those sets! those backdrops!) as well as monster movies from the same era.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Oct 31, 2018

Good Manners is at its most fascinating when it leaves the old song behind and explores the murky space between pain and ecstasy.

| Oct 19, 2018

Good Manners is a work that shows the imprint of two filmmakers who not only demonstrate their professionalism as directors, but their vast knowledge of the cinematographic world. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 18, 2018

References to other genres and pop-culture artifacts abound, making the beautifully shot film's 135 minutes move faster, if not always coherently.

| Oct 18, 2018