Clockers
Universal Pictures | Release Date: September 13, 1995 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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60
Washington PostHal Hinson
The central story itself is not distinctive, and though Lee certainly churns up a lot of dust, he never captures the mythic quality that made Price's original seem so much bigger than its almost generic cast of players. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
The performances are strong, but the spectator often feels adrift in an overly busy intrigue. Read full review
60
EmpireAngie Errigo
Not Lee's finest but intriguing nonetheless. Read full review
50
San Francisco ExaminerBarbara Shulgasser
Lee seems to think that all his major characters are basically good people who deserve another chance, and so for the sake of an inappropriate happy ending, everyone important gets one. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
This is an adaptation that must have been hard to screw up, yet screwed up it has been. If the movie is far from dreadful, it's even further from the searing experience it could have been. Read full review
50
VarietyTodd McCarthy
A study of the urban dope-dealing culture and its toll on everyone who comes in contact with it, the picture has an insider's feel that is constantly undercut by the filmmaker's impulse to editorialize. Read full review
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