Dark Tourist
Phase 4 Films | Release Date: August 23, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Village VoiceErnest HardyAug 27, 2013
Cudlitz gives a haunted performance as a weathered, misogynistic, homophobic, blue-collar man roiling with demons, and Griffith can break your heart as a good woman staggering under the weight of life. Read full review
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New York PostSara StewartAug 30, 2013
Director Suri Krishnamma capably depicts the darkness in Jim’s head with his shadowy surroundings, misanthropic inner monologue and increasingly frequent hallucinations, and Griffith’s vulnerable performance is a standout. But the film’s final third seems needlessly graphic. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldAug 29, 2013
Suri Krishnamma’s Dark Tourist takes an effectively unpleasant trip down the lost highway of a morbid mind before its bad choices start catching up with it. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesAnnlee EllingsonAug 22, 2013
Dark Tourist gets bogged down in insufferably slow-moving scenes — interestingly, when Jim is interacting with others, despite consummate performances from Cudlitz and Griffith. Read full review
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VarietyGeoff BerkshireSep 5, 2013
Character actor Michael Cudlitz’s first leading role is the sole selling point of Dark Tourist, a well-acted but rote and ultimately repellent character study of a psychologically disturbed loner. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterKarsten KastelanAug 22, 2013
Director Suri Krishnamma has taken it upon himself to create one of the most depressing films of the year. Read full review
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