ons , ▁in ▁The ▁Ob server ▁( UK ), ▁said ▁that ▁" S outh land ▁T ales ▁was ▁so ▁bad ▁it ▁made ▁me ▁wonder ▁if ▁[ K elly ] ▁had ▁ever ▁met ▁a ▁human ▁being " ▁and ▁that ▁ten ▁minutes ▁of ▁the ▁" sp raw ling , ▁plot less , ▁post - ap oc aly ptic ▁far rag o " ▁gave ▁him ▁the ▁" s inking ▁feeling ▁that ▁this ▁may ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁worst ▁films ▁ever ▁presented ▁in ▁[ C annes ] ▁competition ." ▁A ▁hand ful ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁and ▁European ▁critics , ▁however , ▁were ▁more ▁positive . ▁The ▁Village ▁Vo ice ▁critic ▁J . ▁H ober man , ▁for ▁example , ▁called ▁South land ▁T ales ▁" a ▁vision ary ▁film ▁about ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁times " ▁compar able ▁in ▁recent ▁American ▁film ▁only ▁to ▁David ▁Lyn ch ' s ▁ ▁Mul hol land ▁Drive . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁On ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁ 3 8 % ▁of ▁critics ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁positive ▁reviews , ▁based ▁on ▁ 9 8 ▁reviews , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 4 . 6 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁site ' s ▁cons ensus ▁states : ▁" S outh land ▁T ales , ▁while ▁offering ▁an ▁intr igu ing ▁vision ▁of ▁the ▁future , ▁remains ▁fr ustr ating ly ▁in co her ent ▁and ▁un pol ished ." ▁On ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁the ▁film ▁had ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 4 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0