Child of God
| Release Date: August 1, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
7
Negative:
5
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60
VarietyJustin ChangSep 17, 2013
The crazed intensity of Franco’s filmmaking, while duly evocative of Haze’s primitive state, is ultimately too hectic and unmodulated for anything to burrow deep and stay there. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneySep 17, 2013
Dramatically, Child of God is hit or miss; some scenes are ferociously captivating while others are given clumsy handling, almost to the point of indifference. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comScout TafoyaAug 1, 2014
Which isn’t to say the film is without merit. It is utterly fascinating to see classic literature re-enacted as if it were theatre, and it takes courage to grab up something as iconic in its darkness as Child of God and just play it straight. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundJul 27, 2014
James Franco's general aesthetic is ugly and ambling, not so much because of its brownish-gray monochrome, but because it registers like the jerky result of a college kid wielding a DV cam. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyJul 30, 2014
As a McCarthy adaptation, it’s an abject failure; as a piece of art - damaged trash, it occasionally delivers the requisite squirms. Visually and thematically, it has less in common with "No Country For Old Men" or "The Counselor" than with ’90s shot-on-VHS gonzo efforts like "Red Spirit Lake." Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJul 31, 2014
It’s McCarthy’s complex use of language, rather than the plot’s grueling imagery, that elevate the book. There’s simply not enough insight here to make the punishment worthwhile. Read full review
40
Time OutDavid FearJul 29, 2014
It could have been so much worse; we wish it was a lot better. Read full review
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