Deadfall
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: December 7, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
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Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
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9
Mixed:
9
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
SalonAndrew O'HehirDec 7, 2012
It's a tight, taut, expertly crafted thriller from a director to watch. Read full review
83
IndieWireEric KohnNov 28, 2012
A bonafide family drama, proof that the noir has humanistic roots. It left me feeling thankful for persistent movie traditions. Read full review
80
VarietyRob NelsonNov 28, 2012
A highly satisfying Western-cum-noir in the old tradition, Deadfall is alive in ways that are all too rare among American movies. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchCalvin WilsonDec 14, 2012
Bana ("Munich") makes an effective bad guy. Hunnam portrays Jay as a hero worth rooting for. And Wilde turns in a nuanced performance as a woman in conflict with herself. Read full review
75
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanDec 6, 2012
There's a powerfully creepy sensibility to Deadfall. But the way it handles the messiness of families -- a universal message given vivid metaphorical life in the blood and guts it leaves in its path -- is finally rewarding. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedDec 4, 2012
Deadfall is an above-average genre piece with a terrific cast that builds to a bloody Thanksgiving dinner shoot-out I found pretty close to unforgettable. Read full review
70
The New York TimesManohla DargisDec 6, 2012
A diverting neo-noir, Deadfall brings to mind those dark, old-fashioned entertainments in rotation on Turner Classic Movies that suck you in with their genre machinery, sullen beauties and despair. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyNov 28, 2012
Tonally, Deadfall seems to be aiming somewhere between Sam Raimi's "A Simple Plan" and the brilliant Pine Barrens episode of "The Sopranos," with a classic Western showdown at its climax. But the pedestrian writing holds it back. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliNov 28, 2012
Deadfall suffers most obviously from a sense of not being adequately developed. Read full review
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