Review of Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014) by Mott S — 19 Oct 2014

The most poetic horror film I've ever seen.

This review of Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014) was written by Mott S on 19 Oct 2014.

Thou Wast Mild and Lovely has generally received mixed reviews.

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Though Decker pumped up the salaciousness for the ultimately icky Mild, its connections run shallow, and most of its action—particularly…

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The things she puts onscreen make you fear what's to come and yet you find yourself craving it as much as the characters do…

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By Chuck Bowen (756) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 09 Nov 2014

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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for indieWire (3,631) on 04 Nov 2014

Decker's narrative work practically celebrates a willingness to follow outright silly pathways in order to arrive at unsettling results…

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By Michael Nordine (446) for Village Voice (8,525) on 11 Nov 2014

Our glimpses of what's already occurred and what will soon come are vivid and impressionistic, prophetic warnings about which everyone seems…

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By Joseph Walsh (276) for CineVue (2,163) on 21 Aug 2018

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By Bob Strauss (787) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 03 Feb 2015

Decker's Thou Wast Mild & Lovely is certainly unique, if a kinda sorta sex thriller made in a nature-lovin', oddly edited, narratively dithering…

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By Jenni Miller (82) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 13 Nov 2014

The masculine posturing between the two men and uncomfortable sexual tension between Akin and Sarah move the story along nicely, but the editorial…

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By Richard Brody (868) for New Yorker (1,403) on 04 Nov 2014

Like most classic stories, this one is simple, but its realization is so surprising in its details, so original in its visual invention, as…

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