A Most Wanted Man
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: July 25, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
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Generally favorable reviews based on 42 Critic Reviews
Positive:
32
Mixed:
10
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Time Out LondonTrevor JohnstonSep 9, 2014
It’s all unexpectedly uninvolving. Read full review
60
EmpireIan NathanSep 8, 2014
For all its chilled intelligence and topical ambition this is a bloodless adaptation, but worth seeing for Hoffman’s deft and ghostly presence. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJul 24, 2014
Whether you call Anton Corbijn’s adaptation of John le Carré’s 2008 novel “deliberately paced” or “so slow I can feel my hair growing,” there’s no denying the power behind the central performance. Read full review
60
CineVuePatrick GambleJul 24, 2014
An otherwise intelligent piece that favours deftness of touch over bombastic thrills, A Most Wanted Man is an efficient espionage drama that, whilst in no way revelatory, is attuned to its source material's non-heroic and morally ambiguous approach to a well-worn genre. Read full review
60
The GuardianXan BrooksJan 22, 2014
It's a professional old-school espionage outing, intricate as clockwork and acted with relish by the ever-watchable Hoffman. But it remains an oddly anonymous enterprise from this talented and distinctive director. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJul 24, 2014
Now, thanks to A Most Wanted Man, we discover that it's really boring - practically sleep-inducing - to be an international spy. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle SmithJul 23, 2014
This atmospheric, cool-looking but gimpy thriller based on a John le Carré novel makes “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” look like “22 Jump Street.” Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedJul 23, 2014
Dreary, depressing and desultory, A Most Wanted Man is not my cup of Schokolade mit Schlagsahne. Read full review
40
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternJul 24, 2014
I wish I could say that the film gives a great actor a worthy role, but the truth is otherwise. The character is banal — Günther lavishes attention on remarkably uninteresting spycraft — and Mr. Hoffman, like everyone else, is stuck with the glum tone set by the director, Anton Corbijn ("Control," "The American"). Read full review
40
Time OutTrevor JohnstonJul 22, 2014
Disappointing plod of an espionage thriller. Read full review
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