Metacritic reviews

Darling is light on plot and long on style, meaning that horror fans who criticized "The Witch" as “boring” may have a similar reaction here as well.

Be advised: The film opens with a warning about “flashing lights and hallucinatory images,” and, while effectively unsettling, these do eventually get a little hard on the eyes.

Keating’s nothing if not ambiguous in his plot motivations, keeping us confused and off-balance when all is said and done without concrete, mainstream resolutions. What’s supplied instead is intense, unadulterated dread.

Mickey Keating’s horror outing Darling manages to conjure an effectively unsettling miasma.

The film offers elliptical hints as to what evil may or may not be lurking in the house, a four-story set designer’s dream.

Keating’s flattery is sincere, and so is his wish to stylishly freak you silly.

The film's aesthetic is striking, but feels almost intangibly derivative, most obviously suggesting an austere cover of Repulsion.

There are distinctive touches to give this passing interest.

By the umpteenth disruptive shock-cut and patiently framed shot of Carter staring us down, Darling has worn out its welcome even as a mood piece.