Black and Blue
Screen Gems | Release Date: October 25, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
13
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeNov 20, 2019
It’s a film with something to say but it’s not all that good at saying it. Read full review
60
The TelegraphTim RobeyOct 24, 2019
The cop thriller Black and Blue is just the ticket for Naomie Harris, if she wants to prove she can shoulder a suspenseful action flick by looking sharp, acting credibly nervy, and keeping us squarely on her side. Read full review
60
Screen DailyTim GriersonOct 22, 2019
Although less convincing when it tries to say something meaningful about racism and police brutality, Black And Blue has sufficient pulp pleasures and a winning confidence in executing its modest ambitions. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyOct 24, 2019
A generically competent but unsuspenseful chase film that never lives up to its potential for either social commentary or thrills. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperOct 24, 2019
It’s hard to make a case for being a timely, provocative thriller when so many characters are regressive caricatures. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanOct 24, 2019
The action is sufficiently gripping, even if the drama plays out along predictably violent lines. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneTomris LaflyOct 24, 2019
Black and Blue feels imbalanced and overlong, favoring fast and repetitive chase scenes over well-calibrated tension. Read full review
50
VarietyTomris LafflySep 25, 2019
Black and Blue feels imbalanced and overlong, favoring fast and repetitive chase scenes over well-calibrated tension. Read full review
50
TheWrapCandice FrederickSep 24, 2019
Black and Blue is chock-full of heart-pounding car chases and suspenseful moments that are certain to entertain mainstream audiences, but the film falters when it attempts, beyond its tittle to reflect a necessary and under-discussed conversation about societal issues. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichSep 23, 2019
There's a tight, tense thriller in all this. Unfortunately, director Deon Taylor and screenwriter Peter A. Dowling stretch things out to a logy 104 minutes. Too often, the suspense dissipates between action scenes when it should be consistent and relentless, even in the quietest moments. Read full review
40
Time OutAlex GodfreyOct 22, 2019
The potentially interesting material is suffocated by a B-movie story and a C-grade script. Read full review
40
Rolling StonePeter TraversOct 22, 2019
Black and Blue, hyped by Geoff Zanelli’s pumping score, moves along without actually getting anywhere. Harris deserves better. So do audiences. Read full review
40
EmpireIan FreerOct 21, 2019
Not even the considerable talents of the ever watchable Naomie Harris can elevate Black And Blue above the broad and generic. The result is sadly aggressively formulaic. Read full review
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