The Untamed is a near-perfect psychosexual drama disguised as a creature feature.

| Jul 25, 2023

The Untamed uses its sci-fi premise to explore grounded notions of masculinity, sexual repression and the all-consuming allure of unbridled sex to great effect.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 6, 2022

The Untamed is a deeply unsettling and sometimes confounding watch. Escalante doesn't quite stick the landing, but there's plenty here for viewers to sink their tentacles into.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 4, 2022

The Untamed is a strange film. Beautifully shot, edited and composed. Directed with a firm hand and clear vision. Full of layered performances and sharp social commentary.

| Feb 7, 2020

The Untamed is an aberrant sexual odyssey, as perverted as it is enticingly subversive.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 10, 2019

An intriguing but no less deadening blend of sexually charged sci-fi and kitchen-sink social drama.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 29, 2019

The Untamed is a masterpiece in science fiction cinema that transcends the boundaries of social comment and its admitted admiration for Zulawski's Possession. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 9/10 | Mar 21, 2019

Slippery and sly, The Untamed boasts some originality.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jan 29, 2019

The Untamed is a dark and erotic story filled with both realistic characters and nightmare visions.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 3, 2018

The forest has a bit of Antichrist, but it's far less pretentious and way more enjoyable. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 9/10 | May 17, 2018

It's rare and welcome to see a film mix elements of the paranormal with such a fine grasp on the drama of everyday life.

| Feb 26, 2018

The filmmaker shines, making his cinematic language more accessible. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Feb 26, 2018

[Amat Escalante] changes his cinematic genre without abandoning his particular style. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Feb 26, 2018

Its value lies precisely in the reminder, perhaps in the dissemination, of the human as the accumulation of sensations (preferably pleasurable) and the destructive consequences that its prosecution can bring. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 6, 2018

... a genuinely proactive, risky and, above all, well-executed film. [Full review in Spanish]

| Feb 5, 2018

Demonstrates and corroborates that there are several generations of active Mexican filmmakers that are setting the pace worldwide. Amat is, without doubt, part of them. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Feb 2, 2018

Amat Escalante grows remarkably as a filmmaker... [Full review in Spanish]

| Feb 2, 2018

Amat Escalante has taken up the reins as his country's controversial festival darling. He is, in effect, the bad boy of contemporary Mexican cinema.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 27, 2017

"The Untamed" is never uninteresting, Escalante having crafted a film as slippery as its creature. Engaged viewers, caught up in its spell, will likely feel compelled to puzzle it all out.

| Dec 19, 2017

Braver and broader-minded punters who can handle its head-scratching aspects and wild raunchiness should find much to enjoy. Others, however, might be seriously alienated.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 27, 2017