Blood on Her Name
| Release Date: February 28, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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6
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
VarietyJoe LeydonFeb 28, 2020
A film that remains relentlessly absorbing for all of its compact 83-minute length largely because it places its audience in the position of helpless witnesses to a slow-motion trainwreck. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleCary DarlingFeb 28, 2020
A little film that makes a big impression. Read full review
75
SlashfilmChris EvangelistaFeb 27, 2020
Matthew Pope country-fries gutter luck, sizzles up a healthy portion of stand-off tension, and serves one nasty slice of homestyle revenge. Maybe too bleak for some, but sorry. Life isn’t all rainbows and Skittles. Kudos to the filmmakers who don’t shy away from the lows we’re forced to stomach and those failed in the process. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 24, 2020
This is “Southern Gothic” that lives up to its name. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeFeb 27, 2020
A tense debut built around a compelling lead performance by Bethany Anne Lind, it benefits from a couple of graceful storytelling flourishes and a persuasive sense of character. Read full review
70
Film ThreatAlex SavelievFeb 27, 2020
An injection of self-aware humor here and there would’ve been welcome. Yet Blood on Her Name is a fine showcase for its star, and a sturdy debut from a director to watch. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayFeb 27, 2020
Blood on Her Name runs out of juicy “So now what’s” by its final stretch. But Lind is terrific throughout; and it’s a welcome change-of-pace to see a story about lawbreakers where no one involved is any kind of psychopath or super-crook. They’re all just plain folks, leading ordinary lives … and making terrible mistakes. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFeb 27, 2020
Oppressively dark and unrelentingly intense, Blood on Her Name packs down-and-dirty performances, and a few surprises, into a tight 85 minutes. Read full review
58
The Film StageJared MobarakFeb 25, 2020
A lot happens during the course of director Matthew Pope and co-writer Don M. Thompson’s Blood on Her Name … too much. This can prove problematic for what starts as a simple plot before things start turning convoluted real quick thanks to new revelations shedding light upon secrets and lies. Surprisingly, however, that perpetually escalating noise is justified. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonFeb 28, 2020
Allowing the viewer to piece things together on their own is always welcome, but the film’s desire to surprise and outwit makes it contrived. Read full review
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