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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyEntertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyDavid Farrier and Dylan Reeve’s documentary Tickled is so crazy that it feels like a hoax. Only it’s not. At least, I don’t think it is.
- 90Screen DailyLee MarshallScreen DailyLee MarshallTickled is unexpectedly compelling, alternately painful and funny and deeply sad.
- 90VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyAn alarming cautionary tale about how easy it is in the Internet age to ruin people’s lives while hiding behind a cloak of anonymity, the pic boasts a humorously titillating entry hook that soon gives way to engrossing conspiracy-thriller-like content.
- 83ConsequenceCollin BrennanConsequenceCollin BrennanTickled unfolds like a bad drug trip, starting off with giggles but quickly descending into surreal horror.
- 80The GuardianNigel M SmithThe GuardianNigel M SmithThe pleasure in watching this documentary is derived from its countless twists.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenIn its genial, low-key way, the film, premiering at Sundance, is a chilling account of cyberbullying, perpetrated on a disturbingly wide scale over many years.
- 80Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWhat’s most significant, though, is the merciless nature of the cyberbullying, and the terrifying ease with which it’s inflicted. Tickled opens a smudged window on a dark alley of contemporary life.
- 75The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloAll the same, Tickled does shine a much-needed light on that individual’s long history of abusive behavior, which has resulted in only a light slap on the wrist, thanks to inherited wealth and the power it confers.
- 63Slant MagazineMatt BrennanSlant MagazineMatt BrennanThere's no sustained effort to answer the first question any editor or J-school instructor worth his or her salt would ask: So what?
- 58The Film StageDaniel SchindelThe Film StageDaniel SchindelTickled too often gets in its own way.