Citizen Gangster
IFC Films | Release Date: April 27, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyMay 10, 2012
Morlando's approach, influenced by interviews with the real Boyd in his old age, is cerebral and melancholic. The tone is more foreboding than suspenseful. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubJohn SemleyApr 25, 2012
It feels like Morlando is juggling two movies at a time. And only one of them works really well-the one about a disaffected workaday vet avenging himself on the banality of his daily grind. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMay 3, 2012
To his credit, writer-director Nathan Morlando has crafted a stylishly shot and evocatively designed period piece. But it's the dashing, quietly charismatic Speedman who proves the main draw, holding our attention even when the movie doesn't. Read full review
60
Time OutMatt SingerApr 24, 2012
Writer-director Nathan Morlando leeches every last bit of color from the frame, until the world around Boyd looks so dreary and drab you can almost understand his desire to liven the place up with a little theatrical mayhem. Read full review
60
Village VoiceMark HolcombApr 24, 2012
First-time writer-director Nathan Morlando shows commendable focus (even Cox dials it down), and his movie's modest aspirations nicely reflect the condition in which Boyd, his damaged charisma spent, finally thrives. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisApr 27, 2012
A good-looking but passionless affair that remains stubbornly aloof from its audience. Read full review
50
New York PostSmith NehmeApr 27, 2012
Doreen's scenes are meant to highlight the cost to the people surrounding Eddie. But the many efforts to link his psyche to his war experiences never gel, and Eddie remains a wraith, his real emotions as pallid as the film's colors. Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedApr 24, 2012
As good as Citizen Gangster is, it would be even better if you could understand the dialogue. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineNick SchagerApr 23, 2012
Its commentary on our fascination with law-breakers is virtually nonexistent, except to the extent that the film itself revels in the doomed romanticism of its own protagonist. Read full review
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