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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Film ThreatAlex SavelievFilm ThreatAlex SavelievA warm heart beats subliminally throughout the narrative, a tinge of hope that may be gasping for air but remains vibrant, especially when juxtaposed against the disheveled, rotten backdrop.
- 80Screen DailyAllan HunterScreen DailyAllan HunterHumanity is the first casualty of war in Bad Roads. Natalya Vorozhbit’s adaptation of her 2017 play is a howl of anguish over the recent history of the Ukraine and the impact of hostilities with neighbouring Russia.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreVorozhbit opens up her play just enough to make it cinematic, without losing the power that these disparate stories from a combat zone carry. One watches it with the hope that some day she’ll get to make another, and that Ukrainian cinemas will be open to show it, if they’re still standing.
- 70VarietyAlissa SimonVarietyAlissa SimonAlthough the various episodes don’t quite add up to a strong narrative whole, they do gain extra resonance from current events in this troubled region.
- 70Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangLos Angeles TimesJustin ChangVolorzhbit has a gift for building tension through narrative restraint and mordant humor; she also has a keen sense of misdirection.
- 50The New York TimesClaire ShafferThe New York TimesClaire ShafferThe four wartime stories in “Bad Roads” fall short on delivering any meaningful insight into the nature of conflict, relying instead on moments of lackluster tension and shock value that greatly overstay their welcome.