24 Days
Menemsha Films | Release Date: April 24, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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5
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4
Negative:
0
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Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyApr 23, 2015
Knowing the outcome behind the true-life tragedy 24 Days doesn't diffuse the horror, the tension or the sadness of watching one family's drama unfold day after agonizing day when a son is kidnapped and hope dies. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyApr 24, 2015
The movie, starring Zabou Breitman, Jacque Gamblin, Pascal Elbé, Sylvie Testud, and Tony Harrisson, has a more upsetting dimension than most suspense dramas as it’s based on a true story, a story that touches on issues still roiling France today. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerApr 22, 2015
The film is not always subtle in its portrayal of a family ripped apart by tragedy, but remains captivating as a pure procedural that raises questions about the Paris police's handling of such situations, as well as about the state of race relations in contemporary France. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubAdam NaymanApr 22, 2015
24 Days is neither subtle nor particularly sophisticated as filmmaking, but its refusal to reduce lived reality to generic tropes is admirable. Read full review
63
Boston GlobePeter KeoughApr 23, 2015
As a suspenseful true crime story, 24 Days succeeds. As a warning against the ever present dangers of anti-Semitism, it is eloquent and disturbing. It’s in combining the two that Arcady mishandles the case. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisApr 23, 2015
Mr. Arcady’s reliance on heavy-handed melodrama, on screaming women and on worried-looking men, winds everything so tightly that the anguish plateaus and the characters begin to seem like chess pieces in an argument. Read full review
50
The DissolveMike D'AngeloApr 22, 2015
Despite strenuous efforts, 24 Days fails to make the case that Halimi would be alive now had the anti-Semitism of his abductors been properly recognized. And since that’s the film’s sole reason for existence, there’s not much else to say. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 22, 2015
The performances are engrossing — especially Harrisson as the short-tempered African Muslim. But veteran director Alexandre Arcady (“Last Summer in Tangiers,” “Hold Up”) seems more concerned with the message and moral lesson here than with suspense. Read full review
50
Village VoiceAbby GarnettApr 22, 2015
This retelling is more concerned with black-and-white morality, which drains it of suspense. Read full review
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