Assassination Nation
Neon | Release Date: September 21, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
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Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
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12
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12
Negative:
4
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60
The GuardianPeter BradshawNov 8, 2018
Assassination Nation has got some gross-out chutzpah, and the surreal marching band scene over the final credits is inspired. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAisha HarrisSep 20, 2018
Often it feels like reading a Twitter thread of ideas and hashtags, rather than watching a movie. Yet the final act, a “Purge”-like blood bath to the tune of vengeance, is aesthetically arresting. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloSep 18, 2018
Assassination Nation tells you right up front what to be appalled by, then simply delivers what it promised. Unlike the best examples of either horror or satire, it ultimately comforts and confirms rather than challenges. Read full review
58
The PlaylistJordan Ruimy
The first hour is overwhelmingly exciting as Levinson uses split screens and more stylistic techniques to make his story pop. The dialogue is also delivered in impressively natural fashion, with the leading quartet discussing subjects that capture the zeitgeist. However, the ultra-violent finale goes over the top, lacking the pizzaz and inventiveness of the film’s earlier stages. Read full review
50
Rolling StoneDavid FearSep 26, 2018
Assassination Nation thinks its a f*ck-you punchline. It’s actually the film’s most honest admission — its one true self-own. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenSep 24, 2018
Assassination Nation carelessly affirms the idea that all women should be able to fight back at will, and if they don’t, it’s on them. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisSep 21, 2018
Assassination Nation won’t get any points for narrative cohesion or character development, but it’s a timely, visually arresting statement about how pandemonium in this country threatens to become the new norm. Read full review
50
Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonSep 20, 2018
A Heathers meets The Purge meets Russ Meyer free-for-all that takes elements of the Salem witch trials and transposes them to the age of the internet. That's a lot to take on, and there are diminishing returns by the time the movie reaches its bloody conclusion. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzSep 8, 2018
Levinson displays some amazing technical chops – most of which can be traced back to Joseph Kahn, but never mind – and there’s one standout home-invasion sequence toward the end. But some warnings are best heeded. Read full review
50
The Film StageJordan Raup
Assassination Nation may hit buttons in the moment, but looking back, it fades away as an experience as ugly as it is unpleasant. Read full review
50
VarietyAmy Nicholson
Levinson’s battling more villains than any script can take on, and by the end, his sharp jabs bleed into a gory finale that settles for cathartic cheers. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyAlan ScherstuhlSep 20, 2018
While sometimes messy, this material is emotionally resonant and cinematically alive. Read full review
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