Buffalo Boys
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: January 11, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
6
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
73
Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpJan 10, 2019
What Buffalo Boys lacks in originality it makes up for in spirit. There’s a verve in Wiluan’s direction, a sense of joy shaping his approach to the tried and true familial vengeance hook. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeDec 25, 2018
Buffalo Boys isn’t terribly concerned with sweeping vistas or slow-burn character development. Its primary function is simply to entertain, which in practical action-movie terms means lots of brawling and lots of blood. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsJan 11, 2019
For the most part, Buffalo Boys is a decent folk tale, despite Lee and Wiluan's periodic application of "Game of Thrones"-style sensationalism. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweJan 14, 2019
Leveraging highly polished production values evoking the Old West with detailed sets, authentic weapons and period costumes, Wiluan gets enough of the details right so that the genre’s typical characteristics blend fairly seamlessly with the Indonesian adventure yarn. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis HarveyDec 26, 2018
All in all, this Eastern western is a jovial genre cocktail, but it’ll be more interesting to see if its director can bring greater nuance to whatever his next project turns out to be. Read full review
58
The Film StageMike MazzantiJan 10, 2019
Buffalo Boys is a messy, interesting, fun romp in cross-cultural interplay. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinJan 14, 2019
Moderately entertaining, immoderately splattery spaghetti Western. Read full review
50
Screen DailyJohn BerraDec 26, 2018
This is a film that often feels more assembled than directed, crucially lacking the sheer verve that would enable it to transcend the influences that it proudly wears on its dusty sleeve. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreDec 25, 2018
Buffalo Boys is rather tedious going in between the fights, and those action beats are spaced too far apart. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJan 10, 2019
The fights are leaden, so when a movie’s bid for historical verisimilitude has already stopped at backlot-acceptable, and the character development is constrained by dumb dialogue, such meager tending-to of an Asian action flick’s primary draw is nigh unforgivable. Read full review
0
The PlaylistWarren CantrellJan 11, 2019
While a few fun martial arts scenes pepper the effort, they are subsumed by an overall product that is riddled with plot holes, choppy cuts, laughable acting, and villains so evil that they’d make Skeletor blush. Read full review
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