| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"A masterful movie, but also one that demands your full attention." more... |
A- |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...lumbers between its domestic and international intrigues." more... |
B- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...one of those uneven works I find myself mulling over, flaws and virtues alike." more... |
B- |
E! Online
Alex Markerson |
"...Damon...somehow turns into a ghost without ever leaving the frame." more... |
A- |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...a buttoned-up, shadowy dramatic recounting of the early days of the buttoned-up, shadowy Central Intelligence Agency." more... |
B |
filmcritic.com
Chris Barsanti |
"...pleasingly complex..." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"A solid, captivating though overly long story of the birth of the CIA." more... |
B |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...may well have you counting sheep." more... |
C |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...an origin story about the C.I.A., and for the filmmakers that story boils down to fathers who fail their sons, a suspect metaphor that here becomes all too ploddingly literal." more... |
C |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...equally fascinating as a character drama and as a cold war thriller." more... |
A- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...it's tough to slog through a movie that has no pulse." more... |
C+ |
San Francisco Chronicle
Walter Addiego |
"...a remarkable study of the corrosive effects of fear and power..." more... |
A |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...tries hard but basically fails to be The Godfather of CIA movies." more... |
C+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...mesmerizing..." more... |
B |
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