: 77% of critics gave it a positive review, with an average rating of 6.5/10.
: The title refers to the patients in the asylum as "God's crooked lines"—imperfections in the "sculpture" of humanity.
Set in 1979, the story follows Alice Gould, a private investigator who checks herself into a psychiatric institution to investigate a suspicious death.
: Reviewers note that both the book and film provide a look into how psychiatry and mental health treatment have evolved since the 1970s, as well as the historical treatment of women. God's Crooked Lines - Rotten Tomatoes
: The primary criticism is the 155-minute runtime , which some felt led to pacing issues or a sense of being "held up" at the hospital longer than necessary. Plot & Atmosphere
: Critics highlight the "hypnotic" performance of Bárbara Lennie as Alice Gould and the film’s high production quality, including its visual contrast and atmosphere.
: The film uses looping timelines and an unreliable narrator to keep the audience questioning Alice’s sanity—is she a genius investigator being gaslit, or truly a patient with paranoid delusions?
(original Spanish title: Los renglones torcidos de Dios ), known in Polish as Krzywe linie Boga , is a 2022 Spanish psychological thriller directed by Oriol Paulo and based on the 1979 novel by Torcuato Luca de Tena. General Reception