7 Boxes
Breaking Glass Pictures | Release Date: February 7, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
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IndieWireBoyd van HoeijFeb 6, 2014
“The Fast and the Furious” with wheelbarrows, Paraguayan action-thriller-romance hybrid 7 Boxes is a rollicking good time at the movies that offers breathtaking action and suspense, humor and appealing characters all in one visually flashy package. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyFeb 7, 2014
7 Boxes is both a tense and frightening crime film as well as a sometimes-dreamy evocation of life in the sprawling underclass, its hallucinatory aspects, its chaos and violence, its fantasies. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsFeb 6, 2014
You wait for months, sometimes, for a movie to show you something new. "7 Boxes" does exactly that, and while it's no more than a briskly managed bit of escapism, it's a really good example of same. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoFeb 27, 2014
The movie has lots of ironic humor, especially in the earlier segments, and laughter doesn't disappear entirely when the thriller element kicks in. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezFeb 13, 2014
The screenplay for 7 Boxes is a beautiful example of how to craft a tense and increasingly complex thriller out of a simple scenario. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineGlenn Heath Jr.Feb 3, 2014
The film is ripe with powerful subtext, specifically how greed, celebrity, and technology help to form a misguided sense of opportunity that keeps the working class downtrodden. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFeb 6, 2014
The filmmakers stage an amazing race that almost absolves an overstuffed plot and an over-reliance on coincidence. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlFeb 4, 2014
The film surges by, powered by high spirits, well-plotted surprises, and the directors' admirable attention to both the real and romantic. Read full review
60
The DissolveNoel MurrayFeb 4, 2014
7 Boxes is way too simple, but it mostly works, because every twist of the plot and turn of the street leads back to this one kid, who’ll do anything to make enough money to become someone other than himself. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiFeb 6, 2014
Given the routineness of the chase itself, what jumps out here is the pervasive desperation shared by just about every character. Read full review
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