[The Cleanse] isn't the easiest film to open up to. But Miller knows exactly how the third act should play, and he manages (thanks in part to the increasingly intriguing creature work) to reach an emotionally satisfying conclusion
writer-director Bobby Miller's beguiling debut feature proceeds with calm, deliberate steps down its particular rabbit hole...it nevertheless touches a chord of bittersweet feeling that a more genre-oriented thriller approach might not have managed
enjoyable, funny and sad at times..Galecki does more than enough to make you warm to his tragic character; The film could have easily fallen flat, straying into B movie or comedy territory, but it's a masterful blend of horror, drama and comedy
Bobby Miller's debut is a poignant and darkly funny look at personal demons and how they weigh us down; Miller balances the horror and comedy really well, and everything on screen feels painfully honest