Chalk
Tenderloin Action Group | Release Date: August 25, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chalk is not the kind of movie many people will appreciate at first viewing. You have to understand who Nilsson and his actors are, and give some thought to the style, to appreciate it. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Difficult but rewarding. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAmy Taubin
What gives the film extra weight is the sense that these are not just actors trying to enhance their careers but real people seizing a chance for immortality. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
A sparing use of exterior shots during the mesmerizing buildup to the match heightens their impact, while invasively tight close-ups put the actors to the test. Read full review
50
San Francisco ExaminerEdvin Beitiks
An impressive low-whistle, hardscrabble look at the world of pool sharks and the people who crisscross their lives. Read full review
50
The New York TimesDave Kehr
Finally fails to escape the conventions of the Hollywood cinema it so proudly deplores. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
Has unusual visual vitality in a John Cassavetes vein. For the adventurous, it's worth checking out. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Emerges as an artful, courageous, experimental work that is as compelling as it is impaired. Read full review
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