Cut Throat City
Well Go USA Entertainment | Release Date: August 21, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzAug 21, 2020
The result is a sprawling urban drama with eruptions of violence. Read full review
80
The New York TimesGlenn KennyAug 20, 2020
The reversals the characters suffer across the movie’s running time are epic, and the movie’s finale unfolds to genuinely startling effect. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperAug 18, 2020
Cut Throat City ends on a note that’s too clever by half, but that doesn’t undercut all the vibrant, rough-edged, impressive storytelling that led to that moment. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineChuck BowenAug 17, 2020
Cut Throat City is still an ambitious and volatile film, an atmospheric survey of the thankless world of the rich and the damned. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayAug 20, 2020
The action sequences are almost an afterthought. “Cut Throat City” is a more thoughtful and personal film, concerned with how systemic racism — and zoning ordinances — can kill more people than a gun. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMatthew MonagleJul 16, 2020
As COVID-19 widens the gap between the rich and the poor in communities across the country, Cut Throat City’s institutional assault feels sadly timely. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanAug 19, 2020
This makes for an entertaining, if familiar ride. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweAug 18, 2020
Cut Throat City will doubtless grab the attention of RZA’s diverse fanbase, but looks unlikely to make a significant mark among contemporary crime dramas. Read full review
60
VarietyOwen GleibermanAug 17, 2020
Cut Throat City has vivid moments, but RZA’s direction is better than P.G Cuschieri’s script. The film is a muddled social-protest thriller that tries to bridge the corrupt machinations upstairs with the desperation of the streets, and can’t find a way to connect them convincingly. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreAug 18, 2020
It’s static, an action picture that becomes a still-life right before our eyes. Read full review
42
The PlaylistAsher LubertoAug 18, 2020
Not surprisingly, Cut Throat City is a product of RZA’s voice, highlighting his social awareness and raw, deep, in-your-face delivery. What is surprising is how scattered the film is. Like a rapper without flow, Cut Throat City lacks the oomph to keep audiences engaged. Read full review
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