An Ordinary Man
Saban Films | Release Date: April 13, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
3
Negative:
2
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75
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliApr 16, 2018
Every time An Ordinary Man seems to be headed into a minefield of clichés, it takes an unexpected detour and the film’s final such excursion comes like a gut-punch. Read full review
75
The Film StageJared MobarakApr 11, 2018
This story isn’t working towards a solution or revisionist history. It merely reminds us that the Devil doesn’t commit atrocities. Men and women do. Kingsley and Hilmar ensure we believe this by delivering three-dimensional performances we’re used to seeing on the heroic side. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeApr 18, 2018
An incredibly precise actor who understands exactly how to play to the camera, conveying volumes via even the slightest microexpressions, Kingsley navigates the tricky mix of humor, horror, and deep-seated regret that make this man, if not exactly ordinary, then relatable, at least. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckApr 12, 2018
Kingsley delivers such a riveting performance that it becomes easy to overlook the film's less compelling aspects. Read full review
50
The New York TimesKen JaworowskiApr 12, 2018
A head-scratcher that ends with a shoulder-shrug, An Ordinary Man feels like a scene-study exercise in which two actors invest full measures in a script that’s only half finished. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleApr 12, 2018
Kingsley is certainly committed to the arc of tough guy stripped bare, but his gifts aren't served well by an artificially studious attempt at applying Understanding 101 logic to a perpetrator of atrocities. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonApr 13, 2018
Nothing in An Ordinary Man rings true; not the location, nor the performances nor the story. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineKeith WatsonApr 9, 2018
Yes, deep down, even brutal war criminals like the one played by Ben Kingsley are people too. Read full review
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