Metacritic Movie Ratings
Adoration Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 90

  out of 100

  The New York TimesStephen Holden

  A profound and provocative exploration of cultural inheritance, communications technology and the roots and morality of terrorism, the Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan nimbly wades into an ideological minefield without detonating an explosion.

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• 88

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Moody, provocative and intellectually ambitious, Adoration is primed to elicit impassioned discussion among audiences.

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• 80

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett

  Shot on beautifully utilized film but employing images vividly from the Internet and mobile phones, it's an examination of the power that false ideas may have on people's imagination and beliefs when they are repeated over and over.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Some viewers may find the film confusing; I found it absorbing.

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyJustin Chang

  This ambitious think-piece ultimately smothers its good intentions in didactic revelations, earnest pleading and incessant violin music. Engrossing nonetheless, the story of a high schooler troubled by his parents' legacy reps one of the Canadian writer-director's most accessible efforts.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  There is always a risk with having such a singular focus on a single theme; you might wake up to find the walls of that favored niche are closing in on you. And that is where we find Egoyan in Adoration.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  The upshot is that those who appear to be guilty may not be -- a muddled message for our time.

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