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By Tara Brady (805) for Irish Times (1,391) on 28 Apr 2017

If there's a chillier Lady Macbeth than Florence Pugh's callous, scheming madam then we'll pass on the resultant heating bill…

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By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 27 Apr 2017

Pugh is outstandingly good as the spirited but ruthless young bride, who starts out as a seething victim before seizing control of her life…

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By Nick Hasted (66) for The Arts Desk (640) on 27 Apr 2017

Pugh, aged 19 during Lady Macbeth's shoot, powerfully conjures a woman who, having escaped her trap, pulses with heedless, consuming sex and…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 27 Apr 2017

An astonishing tale of privilege and power: stark, searing, and brutal, almost a Victorian companion to Get Out. Florence Pugh is a force of nature…

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By Tim Evans (725) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 26 Apr 2017

Dark and disturbing, it's a tale that benefits from the simplicity of its telling and the frigid economy of the narrative…

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By Alistair Harkness (1,042) for Scotsman (1,471) on 26 Apr 2017

There's enough intrigue, tragedy, vaulting ambition and murderous intent to justify the implications of the title - and breakout star Florence…

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By Karen Krizanovich (126) for Radio Times (2,421) on 26 Apr 2017

Lady Macbeth is daring cinema that will chill you to the bone and leave you rooting for its understandably immoral heroine…

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By Brian Viner (589) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 26 Apr 2017

What a stunningly accomplished debut feature this is by William Oldroyd, with a remarkably compelling lead performance from Florence Pugh as…

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By Allan Hunter (1,486) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 26 Apr 2017

An impressive film debut from theatre director William Oldroyd with a chilling performance from Pugh…

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By Tim Robey (1,578) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 26 Apr 2017

A British, period-set chamber thriller with a star-making turn on one side of the camera, and one hell of a directing debut on the other…

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By Kate Muir (612) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 26 Apr 2017

Pugh is superb in the role: a powerful potion of rebellion, determination and lust…

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By Deborah Ross (530) for The Spectator (1,162) on 26 Apr 2017

This circumvents all our expectations, plays like a thriller, ditches bonnets for more murderous pursuits, and is plain terrific…

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By John Byrne (48) for RTÉ (Ireland) (721) on 26 Apr 2017

This is a delightfully seditious film that hands patriarchy a right good kicking, and deservedly so…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 26 Apr 2017

Cleverly, it gives us enigmatic backstory hints that may or may not help explain the sudden direction change the film takes in its third act,…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for iNews.co.uk (132) on 26 Apr 2017

Exploring complex themes of oppression, morality and sexuality, this gripping costume drama has provocative modern day resonance…

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By Danny Leigh (85) for Financial Times (1,822) on 26 Apr 2017

A deeply modern thriller borne from the 19th century, one whose traces of Hitchcock, Hardy and Haneke never obscure its huge originality…

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By Pamela Hutchinson (21) for Sight and Sound (827) on 26 Apr 2017

Lady Macbeth outclasses many of its peers in British period cinema, not because of its bold use of sex and violence, but because of its dramatic…

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By Rob Carnevale (227) for Indie London (156) on 26 Apr 2017

The film is a bleak offering... that begins dark and continues to get darker. As a result, it might not play to all tastes…

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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 25 Apr 2017

William Oldroyd's riveting debut feature Lady Macbeth plays like a cross between Wuthering Heights and The Postman Always Rings Twice…

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By Neil Smith (699) for Total Film (3,532) on 24 Apr 2017

Madame Bovary meets Thérèse Raquin with a splash of Lady Chatterley in a pared-down drama that packs a real punch…

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