75
Metascore
36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThe pure energy and likability of this film make it such a pleasure.
- 100The PlaylistJessica KiangThe PlaylistJessica KiangThis is a gorgeously realized popcorn movie of the most satisfying, comforting, restorative kind: full as its heart is, it has a lot on its mind, yet you’d also quite like to curl up on its belly and doze in the sun.
- 80CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleOkja is exuberant and wild filmmaking.
- 80New York Magazine (Vulture)Emily YoshidaNew York Magazine (Vulture)Emily YoshidaThe film is packed with so many strange gems of moments, and while a few feel like Bong losing the plot (specifically any time Okja decides to loosen her bowels) it always snaps back together.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonThe Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonLike the cumbersome hybrid animal at its heart, this beast is no beauty. But it is a technically impressive and boldly original statement.
- 70VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeDownright charming at times and irrepressibly gonzo at others, Okja hews to an all-too-familiar trajectory.
- 60Screen DailyJonathan RomneyScreen DailyJonathan RomneyOkja is fun, if sometimes over-egged, as an adventure romp, but flounders in overstatement when it comes to satirical intent.
- 60Time Out LondonDave CalhounTime Out LondonDave CalhounThe creature effects are charming.... But the pig-chasing antics and cartoonish corporate nastiness that dominate much of the film become seriously grating.