The film has a visual timelessness that adds to the other worldly mood
- Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile, July 23, 2011
Though Green doesn't seem to age over the course of the film (lucky genes?), she does imbue Rebecca with the necessary gravitas.
- Boyd van Hoeij, Variety, August 26, 2010
If the 20-odd seconds of blank screen squatting pointlessly amid the opening credits aren't enough warning that you're in for some seriously sluggish storytelling, then the adoption of a snail as one of the central motifs should drive the point home.
- Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, March 30, 2012
You are unlikely to see a movie about incest made as sensitively and tastefully as "Womb.''
- V.A. Musetto, New York Post, March 30, 2012
The eeriness is underscored by the subtly intricate sound design, and by Green's subtle performance. She deftly balances her desire for the lost Tommy with the maternal responsibility to shield her son.
- Mark Jenkins, NPR, March 29, 2012
The glacial pace is only quickened for seconds at a time with evocative ideas.
- Michael Atkinson, Village Voice, March 27, 2012
Shonky science, flat fiction - this should never have left the lab.
- Henry Barnes, Guardian [UK], May 03, 2012
Despite a fascinating concept, a gorgeous look and a silky score, 'Clone' is difficult to warm to.
- David Jenkins, Time Out, April 25, 2012
Green was meant for quick-witted comedy. Unfortunately, she's becoming a mainstay of painfully sincere slogs...
- Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York, March 27, 2012
The only thing which would make this film more awkward is watching it with your parents.
- Emma Spedding, Little White Lies, May 03, 2012
It's a fascinating film to think about, but far too cool to touch.
- Noel Murray, AV Club, March 29, 2012
Too abstract to suggest a coherent moral lesson, but too remote to foster a satisfying emotional connection, Womb feels barren, an attempt to do too much that ultimately does very little.
- Calum Marsh, Slant Magazine, March 28, 2012
