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Saccharine
Directed by
Natalie Erika James
R
Releasing May 22
1h 52m
Drama
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Horror
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6.5
70%
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Hana, a lovelorn medical student, becomes terrorized by a sinister force after taking part in an obscure weight loss craze: eating human ashes.
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Cast of Saccharine
Midori Francis
Hana
Danielle Macdonald
Josie
Madeleine Madden
Alanya
Joseph Baldwin
Ryan
Robert Taylor
Travis
Emily Milledge
Georgie
Lisa Crittenden
Helen
Lucy Goleby
Lucy Childs
Showko Showfukutei
Kimie
Anna Adams
Daniela Rene Fink
Tattoo Artist
Andre Ong Carlesso
Lecturer
Darius Googe
Nurse
Rachel Khalaf
Gym Patron
Jeremiah Louis
Nightclub DJ
Mackenzie McLaren
Tik Tok Influencer
Sam Ready
Gym Student
Conny Fong
City Atmos (uncredited)
Maya Arielle
Nurse (uncredited)
Minh Ngoc Nguyen
City Business Person (uncredited)
Saccharine Reviews
Boston Hassle
Oscar Goff
Like the leftovers devoured by Bertha's spectral presence, there's almost too much here to fully digest.
Black Girl Watching
Brooke Obie
The message that no quick fix to weight-loss will heal your soul of fatphobia and disordered eating (cough, ozempic, cough) certainly resonates.
MovieJawn
Harper Rochel Goldman
Saccharine may be a disappointment in many ways, but it's the work of a filmmaker with plenty of great ideas, both visually and narratively.
The Hollywood Reporter
David Rooney
James has no lack of talent, but fans of Relic who were hoping this might be a return to form after the mixed-bag Rosemary's Baby prequel Apartment 7A will likely be disappointed.
RogerEbert.com
Brian Tallerico
It has strong visuals and interesting ideas but too little idea how to tie them together before it explodes in a final act filled with mixed messages that could be read as downright fatphobic.
FandomWire
Sean Boelman
Although the idea of a horror picture for the Ozempic generation sounds compelling on paper, it is too much of a mess in execution to work.
Variety
Guy Lodge
Real-life horror of one's own body is the most insidious kind of body horror at play here, though James' film offers a measure of the gorily fantastical stuff too.
Next Best Picture
Cody Dericks
Like being on an ineffective diet, "Saccharine" is repetitive and frustrating.
Vanyaland
Nick Johnston
Saccharine works best when it's defying our expectations...
JoBlo's Movie Network
Chris Bumbray
Weight loss meds meets body horror in this nifty Aussie horror flick
AwardsWatch
Kevin L. Lee
What do you get when you mix generational trauma and health wellness and sexual identity and ghosts and cadavers and diet culture and binge eating all in a blender?
Collider
Therese Lacson
Saccharine doesn't do enough to complete the metaphor. Instead, it ends up in an odd space between psychological thriller and straight-up jump-scare horror that unfortunately drags down an otherwise compelling film.
Daily Dead
Matt Donato
...a nasty, sugar-glazed thriller that stands on its highlight moments.
Bloody Disgusting
Meagan Navarro
Saccharine continues James' trend for unpacking her personal experience for a broadly relatable horror metaphor, and her ability to instill discomfort for large stretches.
Cinemasters
Rua Fay
the future of body horror is female!
United Press International
Fred Topel
A solid visual manifestation of the obsession for weight loss. People take unhealthy risks to achieve goals so Sacharine just makes it literal.
HorrorBuzz
Norman Gidney
Effectively disgusting, yet weighed down in ponderous, often meandering storytelling.
Deadline Hollywood Daily
Glenn Garner
Albeit about 30 minutes too long, Saccharine poses the question of whether the shortcuts are worth the results, a valid query in the Ozempic era. But perhaps slimming the film down by a few scenes wouldn't be such a bad idea.
IndieWire
Kate Erbland
These ideas are big and ripe for the picking, but James' interest in delivering a full meal verges on overstuffed. It's haunting stuff, but perhaps not always in the intended ways.
TheWrap
Chase Hutchinson
"Saccharine" is not a film that goes down easy, but you may just find yourself hungering to return for a second course to get a better sense of what James is serving up.
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