Chrystal
First Look International | Release Date: June 10, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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90
The Hollywood ReporterDuane Byrge
A grand story of redemption, laced with barbecued wit and slopped with intrigue, Chrystal is a high heaping of brilliant storytelling. Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
One of those movies that sticks to your mind like a briar to wool slacks. It has no revelations, no high drama, no heartbreaking tragedy. What it does have is bone-deep honesty, and that's enough for once. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
Chrystal unravels a bit toward the end as it becomes more fable-like, but the performances make it worthwhile. Read full review
70
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Respectable piece of work is reasonably involving if not compelling. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
Even at its most contrived, the filmmakers believe in this project so passionately that its atmosphere seems absolutely real. Read full review
60
Film ThreatBrad Slager
Dark and quiet is the tone from start to finish. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
McKinnon's direction is nothing if not atmospheric -- his best scenes unfold with a pungent languor that suggests the power of the backwoods to turn hours into days and days into years. If only the sum total were a movie more "In the Bedroom" than it is everything-but-the-kitchen-sink. Read full review
60
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
If the people in Chrystal are intended to be authentic, why do none of them look like they've ever seen the inside of a Wal-Mart? Read full review
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