Albino Alligator
Miramax Films | Release Date: January 17, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
10
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
A cagey, claustrophobic noir thriller highlighted by a few clever plot twists, some nicely- honed dialogue, and a half-dozen top-notch performances. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Events are minor and they unfold slowly. The audience has plenty of time to get ahead of the game. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleChristopher Null
Spacey makes interesting work out of an otherwise overdone situation. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Spacey's deft directing can't offset a script that wants to be Chinatown and ends up as indigestible chop suey. Read full review
60
VarietyLisa Nesselson
Spacey makes an honorable and intelligent helming debut with less-than-dazzling material. Read full review
60
Washington PostRichard Harrington
A character study with underdeveloped characters. Read full review
60
EmpireKim Newman
The tension revs along nicely and - if you're not heisted out already - there's some suspense to be had. Read full review
50
San Francisco ExaminerBarbara Shulgasser
A workmanlike effort. It's not startling and it's not incompetent. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The character relationships are solid and there's blessed little in the way of smug, smart talk Read full review
50
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
Pretentious and show-offy, the noirish drama fairly reeks of film-student overkill.
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
The set decor is more intricate than any of the characters. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Spacey does what can be done with the material, but it never achieves takeoff velocity. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
With its jazzy saxophone noodlings during the opening credits and its bruised black-and-blue look, it's so quaintly and conventionally pulp that you feel like filing a report with the cliché police. Read full review
50
SalonGary Kamiya
Could have been a decent psychological portrait; it ends up being a fairly weak thriller. Read full review
33
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Ultimately, the talented cast -- among them M. Emmet Walsh, Faye Dunaway, Skeet Ulrich, and Viggo Mortensen -- play to their easiest star turns rather than their most interesting strengths. Read full review
25
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The nasty, sometimes violent story was written by Christian Forte, a newcomer who is clearly under Quentin Tarantino's unpleasant spell, and directed by Kevin Spacey, an unusually gifted actor who doesn't yet show any special talent for filmmaking. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
A glob of comedy, drama, action and suspense. Read full review
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