Barney Thomson
Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: March 11, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Entertainment WeeklyJoey NolfiMar 10, 2016
Ultimately, Barney Thomson’s roots are exposed too easily, and the question of “where’d they get that from?” often trumps our curiosity of where the film at hand is going, and that’s a problem. Read full review
80
The TelegraphRobbie CollinFeb 23, 2016
Carlyle shoots the story with a propulsive, page-turning energy that’s enjoyably at odds with the Glasgow backdrop, which is dilapidated to the point of timelessness. Read full review
60
VarietyGuy LodgeFeb 23, 2016
Thompson elevates and enervates every scene she’s in. Read full review
60
EmpireSimon CrookFeb 23, 2016
Merrily gruesome black comedy. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawFeb 23, 2016
Emma Thompson gives us a scene-stealing performance which is enjoyably macabre. Read full review
60
Time Out LondonCath ClarkeFeb 23, 2016
There are more than a few false notes here.... Still, the sight of Emma Thompson, wearing old-lady prosthetics and a leopard skin coat as Barney’s mum...is not to be missed. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMar 10, 2016
Despite the fertile concept, it's hard to care about, much less root for, the irritable, charisma-challenged Barney. The character never emerges as an effective hero or antihero, and performer Carlyle does little to mitigate that. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungFeb 23, 2016
While the casting of Thompson, just two years Carlyle's senior is a gamble that could easily have seemed gimmicky, the half-Scottish Oscar-winner is a riot as the grotesque Cemolina, a raucously broad-accented, chain-smoking schemer resplendent in faux-ocelot Read full review
40
CineVueJamie NeishFeb 23, 2016
The Legend of Barney Thomson has a few redeeming features scattered throughout, but for Carlyle it's much too bland and undefined. Read full review
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