Band of Robbers
Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: January 15, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
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Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
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6
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4
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The PlaylistCharlie SchmidlinOct 26, 2015
Structuring their modern tale around the Mark Twain narratives, the sibling directors find laughs, pathos, and some surprising storytelling twists, plus have a game cast to deliver it. Read full review
75
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeJan 19, 2016
The Nees lean toward the rat-a-tat comedy of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” presumably knowing they can’t match the profundity of “Huckleberry Finn.” (Who could?) Read full review
75
Slant MagazineNick PriggeJan 10, 2016
It places more focus on the childish fabulousness of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer than the racial reckoning of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Read full review
70
VarietyJoe LeydonJan 16, 2016
The performances are deft, the pacing is fleet, and the viewer is left with the agreeable impression that Band of Robbers is a promising work by filmmakers whose next one probably will be even better. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJan 14, 2016
An eccentric comedy likely to be best enjoyed by those steeped in the original novels, Band of Robbers doesn't quite spin its imaginative conceit into comic gold, but it offers some minor pleasures along the way. Read full review
63
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldJan 19, 2016
The filmmakers have described Band of Robbers as fan fiction, and that feels about right: They don’t quite hit the mark, but it’s fun to watch them trying. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen HoldenJan 14, 2016
This comic take on “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” is infused with a gleefully absurdist sense of humor while retaining a childlike sense of wonder. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayJan 14, 2016
There’s an element of parlor trickery here that the movie’s never entirely able to overcome. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshJan 14, 2016
The film works best when focusing on the conflict between world-weary Huck and dreamer Tom, but the characters are underdeveloped and the plot overly convoluted, lacking the foundational support to prop up their antics and capers. Read full review
50
Village VoiceAbbey BenderJan 12, 2016
The directors of Band of Robbers, brothers Aaron and Adam Nee, have set out to modernize the stories of Mark Twain but end up with a cutesy caper that isn't as memorable as you might hope. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 5, 2016
Band of Robbers is a film of little flourishes that work better than the story they’re adorning. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyJan 15, 2016
Band of Robbers just plain doesn’t work, to the extent that I’m almost regretful that the attempted schoolroom bans on Twain’s work weren’t more effective over the years, as they might have spared me watching it. Read full review
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