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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyRogerEbert.comGlenn KennyThis is one of the most satisfying films, genre or otherwise, of the year.
- 83The PlaylistAndrew CrumpThe PlaylistAndrew CrumpSaloum is tense and, when it kicks into high gear, scary as hell.
- 80VarietyRichard KuipersVarietyRichard KuipersRevenge is a dish served with considerable style and imagination in Saloum, a fast and furious crime-horror-thriller that twists and turns its way around the mangroves, islets and inlets of Senegal’s Sine-Saloum coastal region.
- 80Film ThreatAlex SavelievFilm ThreatAlex SavelievBy turns horrific and hilarious, touching and repulsive, it showcases West Africa as an emerging force in contemporary cinema.
- 80Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayHerbulot and Diop have made a movie that is bold and exciting, combining bits of reality with outsized myth, in a tale of crime, revenge, and literal monsters, set in a wonderland where it seems anything can happen.
- 75The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakOne mystery is solved so another can begin without missing a beat as revenge takes on new meaning in the aftermath of its completion.
- 75Slant MagazineJake ColeSlant MagazineJake ColeWith expert visual precision, the film flows into each new, wild narrative wrinkle as if it were the most logical thing in the world.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisPunctuated by Gregory Corandi’s gliding, God’s-eye shots of meringue-colored desert and placid shoreline, Saloum has the extravagance of fable and folklore. The plot is ludicrously jam-packed, but the pace is fleet and the dialogue has wit and a carefree bounce.
- 70Paste MagazineMatt DonatoPaste MagazineMatt DonatoThere’s something of an it-factor that Saloum possesses, though it doesn’t have the steadiest handling of entertaining distractions that relieve major plotlines along the way. Still, the way of the gun wins out for Herbulot, putting Senegalese horror hybrids on the map.