“The film begins on very strong and compelling notes, but after a point, it becomes staid, reiterating the same core ideas without much to take it further.”
“The issue is not the absurdity, but rather, just the opposite: it doesn’t have enough verve to let us revel in it, and let more commanding and truly singular approach take hold.”
“There’s a lot of good stuff going on here, but the problems arise when the film strings itself along for too long, trying to drive a point home or to elongate a scene beyond what it’s already established about what it wants to say.”
“It’s much less about immediate stakes and much more about open-ended discovery, and it’s within that space that My Donkey, My Lover & I is at its most enjoyable.”
“A cool and distancing sense of mystery can only take the movie so far, and when it comes time to reveal exactly what it’s been building towards, Poser can’t quite stick the landing.”
“The movie takes big, bold, purposefully discomforting swings but then becomes oddly insular, as if unsure of how to resolve things once they’ve been fully set into motion.”
“This is a film that makes the most out of a precarious placement – it sometimes teeters on the edge of a more generic and far less inspired version of itself, but an energetic realization and wholly committed spirit pay dividends.”