The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 17, 2021;[3] it was released in theaters, on demand, and digitally in the United States by RLJE Films and Shudder on April 16, 2021.[4]
Plot
Anne, married to a small-town Minister, feels her life has been shrinking over the past 30 years. Encountering "The Master" brings her a new sense of power and an appetite to live bolder. However, the change comes with a heavy body count.[5]
The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 17, 2021, with RLJE Films and Shudder acquiring the US distribution rights the month before. It was released in theaters, on demand, and digitally in the United States by RLJE Films and Shudder on April 16, 2021.[6][7]
Reception
Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 86% of 70 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The site's critic consensus reads: "Jakob's Wife gives genre legend Barbara Crampton an opportunity to carry an old-school horror story—and she bloody well delivers."[8]Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 59 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[9]
The Guardian gave the film 3/5 stars and said "as a comic, genre-inflected study of middle-aged female rage, it’s a gas."[10]The Los Angeles Times praised the performances of the leads while calling the themes "a bit simplistic."[11]/Film gave the film 6.5 out of 10 and called it "a showcase for its legendary leads."[12]Variety negatively reviewed the film calling it "a fairly bland journey-of-self-fulfillment" and " iron-deficient."[13]
