Armageddon Time
Focus Features | Release Date: October 28, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 54 Critic Reviews
Positive:
42
Mixed:
10
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The IndependentClarisse LoughreyNov 17, 2022
As imperfect as Armageddon Time is, its director’s honesty is something to be appreciated. Read full review
60
IGNRyan LestonMay 20, 2022
There’s social commentary here, but it’s largely incidental. Instead, Armageddon Time stops short of any meaningful statement, spending most of its time admiring the view. Read full review
60
VarietyOwen GleibermanMay 19, 2022
The movie ends with a rebel gesture that feels too much like…a gesture. It’s the perfect sign-off for a drama that cares, but maybe not enough to see that this kind of caring actually became part of the problem Read full review
60
Total FilmJordan FarleyMay 19, 2022
It’s a sensitive, sweet, frequently heartbreaking trip through deeply personal history, but there’s no getting round the fact that Gray had what most might consider a fairly typical childhood. Read full review
58
ConsequenceJesse HassengerOct 13, 2022
Gray’s many fans will probably love Armageddon Time, and it may even win over some more neutral viewers who respond to his decidedly non-nostalgic look at a pivotal (and not especially promising) moment in U.S. history. But anyone who has found his movies less articulate than the ideas behind them will only get occasional respite here. Read full review
50
UproxxVince ManciniNov 11, 2022
The movie glows. And yet, something about this coming-of-age tale feels transparently self-preserving, trapped in an adolescent’s point of view. It offers a story about race where everyone gets off too easily, where it seems the most important thing a white person can do is to acknowledge that racism exists while carrying on. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 11, 2022
It’s an oddly unaffecting childhood odyssey, and that’s only partly due to its obnoxious sixth grade artist, Paul Graff, played by Michael Banks Repeta. Read full review
50
ObserverOliver JonesOct 28, 2022
James Gray’s Armageddon Time is the kind of movie you get when a talented filmmaker thinks back upon the painful moments of his childhood and then, after close reflection, decides to remake The 400 Blows. Read full review
40
Screen RantPatrice WitherspoonOct 29, 2022
Armageddon Time excels at capturing naiveté but under-commits to sharing the truths of racial disparity when it comes to the American dream. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawMay 19, 2022
Gray has given us tough, sinewy and memorable New York movies in the past such as The Yards and We Own the Night, but this is weighed down with a sentimental and self-regarding staginess. Read full review
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