Crooked Arrows
Freestyle Releasing | Release Date: June 1, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
Boston GlobeLoren KingMay 29, 2012
The story is unique and engaging enough to transcend the uplifting sports-underdog formula. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierMay 31, 2012
As the team gets in shape, a hot new ringer is brought in and the fallen son redeems himself - and director Steve Rash's movie wins us over. Read full review
50
The New York TimesDaniel M. GoldJun 1, 2012
Directed by Steve Rash, Crooked Arrows gets points for its glimpses of Native American culture and history - the film's backers include the Onondaga Nation - but too many of these scenes are disappointingly static. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJun 1, 2012
Predictable from first moment to last, it does at least provide a showcase for lacrosse, a sport heretofore cinematically unexploited. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Gayle MacdonaldMay 31, 2012
Crooked Arrows is no "Rocky." It lacks the emotional momentum required for that. But if it's just light, family-friendly entertainment you want, Crooked Arrows fits the bill. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMay 31, 2012
The result is a well-meaning checklist of a film that lacks sufficient charm or off-the-field vigor to fully score its intended goal. Read full review
50
VarietyRonnie ScheibMay 30, 2012
The story of a ragtag Native American team rediscovering the tribal roots of the game to defeat preppie champions is rife with tired tropes, and lacking in three-dimensional characters or colorful plot-twists. Happily for this Onandaga-financed production and vet director Steve Rash, gifted Native American lacrosse players lend hard-hitting impact to the game scenes. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineKalvin HenelyMay 29, 2012
Although it adheres to the tried-and-true sports-movie formula of an underdog team striving to overcome their limitations to become winners, Crooked Arrows lacks captivating emotional momentum. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenJun 6, 2012
The entire film wants to be the retort to an idle comment uttered by a prep school lacrosse mom in the stands: "When did the Indians starts playing lacrosse anyway?" Read full review
40
Time OutAndrew SchenkerMay 29, 2012
Though the fallout is utterly predictable, director Steve Rash at least brings an engaging fluidity to the high-energy sports scenes. Read full review
40
Village VoiceNick SchagerMay 29, 2012
Despite referring to the tribe as "my people," Routh is wholly miscast, yet his ill-fitting presence is part and parcel of the plotting's general illogicality. Read full review
25
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeJun 1, 2012
Disliking this film feels churlish, like rooting for the Yankees to crush the Little League champs. But amiability, and the natural affinity most people have for David over Goliath, can't substitute for skill and imagination. Read full review
25
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMay 29, 2012
The high-school sports drama Crooked Arrows has two -- but only two -- original selling points: Its protagonists are Native Americans and the sport in question is lacrosse. That's something you don't see every day. Other than that, however, the film's moves are taken straight out of "The Bad News Bears" playbook. Read full review
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