Child of God
| Release Date: August 1, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
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Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
7
Negative:
5
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80
The New York TimesManohla DargisJul 31, 2014
What Mr. Franco does have is Mr. Haze, whose mesmerizing performance gives the movie its ballast and its fitful, nervous energy. Read full review
80
The GuardianXan BrooksSep 17, 2013
Child of God is a shocking tale of backwoods lunacy and one man's descent into hell. Perhaps the most shocking thing about it is that it's really rather good. Read full review
75
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanJul 31, 2014
Franco’s hand-held camerawork draws the story forward as unfussily as a shepherd leads a sheep, and yet with a kind of ghastly grandeur. This is functional filmmaking more than it is flashy. But there is, at its heart, a single virtuosic performance. Read full review
75
Rolling StonePeter TraversJul 31, 2014
This is ambitious, challenging filmmaking, elevated by Franco's compassion and Haze's revelatory acting. OK, the film trips up on its attempt to lace tragedy with gallows humor. But Franco is out there trying something, balancing literature and cinema in a tightrope act that is never less than exciting to watch. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinAug 1, 2014
James Franco’s adaptation of the sick little Cormac McCarthy period novel Child of God is surprisingly pretty good. Read full review
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