The clamorous lack of narrative development leads us to imagine that the text was only an excuse for the bold staging. [Full review in Spanish]

| Oct 5, 2023

Medusa Deluxe is what you would get if Ru Paul made a murder mystery Russian Ark – and somehow, it’s even better than that sounds

| Aug 18, 2023

Like the beehives teased to the heavens on screen, “Medusa Deluxe” is an impressive, if somewhat empty, effort.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 15, 2023

Dazzlingly impressive from a technical perspective but frustratingly dull from a narrative one, “Medusa Deluxe” is an ambitious but uneven experience.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 11, 2023

Mesmerizing, even though it doesn't stick the landing.

| Aug 11, 2023

Medusa Deluxe is an extravagant, relentlessly propulsive, and wildly entertaining film, rich with provocative performances, jaw-dropping ambition, astounding visuals — both squalid and sublime — and a dizzying blend of dark humor and persistent empathy.

| Aug 11, 2023

Deluxe suffers from being more concerned about its flash and sass than collaring the criminal.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 10, 2023

From its playfully inventive opening to its flash-forward finale, Thomas Hardiman’s wild — and wildly impressive — first feature, set during a British regional hairdressing competition, is a proudly indelicate, painstakingly structured pleasure.

| Aug 10, 2023

So much energy and effort has gone in to navigating the movie’s treacherous obstacle course and marshaling the troops that someone seems to have forgotten that a comprehensible story would be needed to tie all of it together.

| Aug 9, 2023

An incredible feature debut from Thomas Hardiman with staggeringly impressive work from DP Robbie Ryan. Medusa Deluxe is a dazzling technical feat made all the more powerful by its A+ ensemble, including a breathtaking performance from Clare Perkins.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 9, 2023

Few, if any, single-shot movies ever justify the conceit. In fact, most of them do their material a disservice through the distraction that emerges naturally from the trickery.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 8, 2023

"Medusa Deluxe"’s problems can by and large be traced back to its signature stunt.

| Aug 8, 2023

Some, but not all of the film’s shortcomings can be blamed on the decision to shoot the whole picture in a single continuous take.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 11, 2023

The cast try to out-Almodovar each other in every scene — the collective weak link in an otherwise impressive debut.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 9, 2023

Medusa Deluxe is a unique take on the whodunnit mould, and a hell of a debut from British filmmaker Thomas Hardiman.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 8, 2023

It all adds up to something not so unlike one of the competing hair-dos: ornate, effortful and niche, but oddly hard to take your eyes off.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 8, 2023

With Medusa Deluxe, Hardiman makes a directorial debut that successfully injects a fresh, vibrant perspective into the murder mystery genre while still employing the dark dread that stands as its trademark.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 6, 2023

Without a doubt, it is an impressive debut from director Thomas Hardiman, even if his script doesn’t quite pull off a first-class whodunnit.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 6, 2023

Medusa Deluxe is a fun and extravagant murder mystery that shines a light on the beauty of hairdressing whilst leaving audiences guessing in this quick-witted whodunit.

| Oct 20, 2022

An arresting and visually stunning achievement, Medusa Deluxe breaks the framework on storytelling and sheds the skin of a subculture in the process.

| Original Score: B- | Sep 30, 2022