A Kind of Murder
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: December 16, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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VarietyNick SchagerDec 15, 2016
While thrills are mitigated by convoluted plotting and suspect character behavior, the film’s uniquely bleak twist on classic noir conventions is enlivening. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineOleg IvanovDec 12, 2016
The film seems more interested in its art design then in fully developing the story's underlying sexual ethics. Read full review
60
We Got This CoveredLauren Humphries-BrooksDec 15, 2016
There’s too much that’s intriguing in this film to ignore it, and although the third act shows signs of strain, the first two acts more than justify the film’s existence. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenDec 15, 2016
The story remains an academic argument, struggling to pierce the handsome surface. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreDec 5, 2016
As its quickly stumbles through its crimes and clues, A Kind of Murder leaves you with the uneasy feeling that a promising mystery has simply been designed to death. Read full review
42
The PlaylistKimber MyersNov 18, 2016
The fine cinematography, set design and costumes only serve as a distraction from the sparsely drawn story and uninteresting characters. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeDec 15, 2016
A handsome period piece that plays more like a scant-clues mystery than like the psychological thriller it intends to be, Andy Goddard's A Kind of Murder turns to the work of Patricia Highsmith but finds little of what made Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley such nail-biters. Read full review
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