| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
BBC
George Perry |
"...Glazer's direction is lively and packed with surprises..." more... |
B+ |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"I didn't know Kingsley had such notes inside him. Obviously, he can play anyone." more... |
A- |
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder |
"A noir masterpiece with Oscar-caliber performances..." more... |
A- |
| E! Online |
"...monstrously stunning..." more... |
A- |
Irish Times
Michael Dwyer |
"...Kingsley is outstanding in one of his rare villainous turns..." more... |
B+ |
Kansas City Star
Robert W. Butler |
"What it lacks in originality it more than makes up for with Kingsley's performance." more... |
B+ |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"...director Jonathan Glazer wins a chilling performance from Ben Kingsley." more... |
A- |
New York Magazine
Peter Rainer |
"Ben Kingsley is so intensely frightening that it's as if the actor were on a personal mission to deep-six Gandhi and his loincloth once and for all." more... |
A |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...smart, funny, stylish and very violent..." more... |
B+ |
Premiere
Glenn Kenny |
"...you could get whiplash from watching this picture." more... |
A- |
Reelviews
James Berardinelli |
"...both Kingsley and Winstone give forceful performances..." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Kingsley [is] dynamite. Ditto the movie." more... |
A |
Salon.com
Andrew O'Hehir |
"...[one] of 2001's most exciting revelations..." more... |
A- |
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Joe Williams |
"...there is much to admire in the feature debut of music-video veteran Jonathan Glazer, and it starts with Kingsley." more... |
B |
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh |
"A color-saturated jolt of pure vicious energy..." more... |
B |
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