| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Steve Murray |
"...a few good performances can't carry a sluggishly written and directed movie..." more... |
C- |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...charmingly terrible." more... |
C- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...not thrilling, but it is very genuinely interesting..." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...well-crafted..." more... |
B |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...a sharp-looking Mob drama with a gooey moral center." more... |
B- |
filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"It fails on almost every level possible to fail on." more... |
D+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...suffers from an inexorable moral problem." more... |
C- |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
" The performances are solid across the board..." more... |
B |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"...a serious comedy about the baleful impact of television on the criminal justice system..." more... |
B+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...worthwhile viewing for anyone who likes gangsters..." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Sadly, Lumet's skill at bringing out the juice in actors isn't enough to save the film from overkill." more... |
B- |
San Francisco Chronicle
G. Allen Johnson |
"...Lumet is back on top of his game..." more... |
A |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...Lumet's laid-back professionalism and Diesel's big-hearted performance give it an affable buoyancy." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...feels like a particularly prolonged session of jury duty." more... |
D |
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