A sort of cautionary tale, the film is an extremely bleak story that spirals out of control, with an ending that packs a shocking punch.

| Feb 22, 2023

I still enjoyed the meat of the movie, the committed performances, and a few scenes of genuinely good tension. Unfortunately it ends with one of the most ho-hum, nonchalant reveals imaginable.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 23, 2022

It’s frustrating that Jay and Kayla don’t do the most obvious thing. ... But other than puzzlingly eschewing that option, Sud’s script and controlled use of focus compellingly build tension."

| Aug 17, 2022

[Director Veena] Sud does a great job of holding the plot just on the edge of falling into the realm of the ridiculous, by keeping the tension high until a shocking climax you don't want to believe.

| Jul 27, 2021

The Lie belongs on a small screen, where one can feel free to fold laundry or play games on their phone, only intermittently glancing up at their 온라인카지노추천s.

| Jun 5, 2021

Joey King's Blumhouse horror is unseated by an ill-advised, late-game plot twist.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 23, 2021

The Lie has all the trappings of prestige drama, but in actuality, it flails uncontrollably in the murky middle ground between inept thriller and overwrought parody.

| Original Score: C- | Jan 29, 2021

The film presents a story that, by trying to have an unexpected ending in the style of M. Night Shyamalan, will achieve the opposite. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 5/10 | Jan 3, 2021

With every decision Rebecca and Jay make, coupled with Kayla's own astoundingly poor judgment, The Lie devolves into a fever dream of really awful people with no common sense.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 26, 2020

starts from an intriguing premise that is well sustained for most of the film before it inexplicably devolves into a preposterous and baffling conclusion that undercuts everything that was good in it

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 9, 2020

While 'The Lie' begins as an intriguing, wintertime thriller with great performances, the missteps in the final act are simply too big to overlook. The last piece of the puzzle was ill-fitting and felt jammed into place.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 7, 2020

The descent into chaos ends on a final shot of such egregious madness, I find myself more amused at Sud's impishness than annoyed at the film's own casual commitment to anarchy.

| Dec 4, 2020

The Lie has a very interesting concept, but I'm not sure if it warranted a full-fledged feature film.

| Nov 12, 2020

A wintry...nasty, O'Henry-type twist.

| Nov 10, 2020

Suspense really is an acting showcase, as it gives the performers a chance to get into some intense, dark places of human pain. These actors more than rise to the occasion.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 7, 2020

The Lie doesn't really work, but it's the kind of infectious flop that will entertain shlock enthusiasts.

| Oct 29, 2020

The Lie might work as an hour-long piece of television, but it doesn't quite cut it as a feature film. It mostly unravels with a final reveal that's more frustrating than it is harrowing.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 29, 2020

'The Lie' stumbles out the gate and just continues misstepping, as its narrative becomes almost impossible to connect with the deeper its mishandled deception becomes.

| Original Score: .5/5 | Oct 26, 2020

Talented actors can't save this frustrating script and lack of actual horror. Needed a bit more to make it impactful

| Oct 21, 2020

I thought it was all right, but I didn't love it.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Oct 19, 2020