Bringing Out the Dead
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: October 22, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
26
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
(Cage's) performance feels embalmed in the accumulated shtick of an actor trapped in excess. Read full review
50
Film.comErnest Hardy
We don't really care about this everyman's moral dilemna and spiritual crisis because -- for all the poetic insights he offers in his philosophical voice-over -- he never transcends the details to become an engrossing character. Read full review
50
Film.comJohn Hartl
Doesn't seem to have anything to say. Read full review
50
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Curiously and disappointingly lethargic. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Dances on the edge of flat-lining just like the DOAs that are Frank's stock-in-trade. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
A relentless descent into a psychedelic hell, a rambunctious feel-bad epic.
50
Washington PostRita Kempley
Doesn't pack the punch of Schrader and Scorsese's career-best collaborations ("Raging Bull," "Taxi Driver"). Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Falls far short of its grim potential. Read full review
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