Death Defying Acts
Third Rail Releasing | Release Date: July 11, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2
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80
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
This won't be remembered as one of the prodigiously talented Armstrong's great films (My Brilliant Career, High Tide, Little Women), but it's still 90 percent better than everything else out there. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGary Goldstein
Far more diverting and well crafted than its promotion-free release campaign might suggest. Then again, for a film largely based on the notion that "nothing is what it seems," such lowered expectations may actually work in its favor. Read full review
60
SlateDana Stevens
A minor but satisfying entry in the "what if" historical-fantasy genre. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett
What it lacks is a villain, and magic without danger is simply a parlor trick, which is what the film becomes. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Though all the elements are in place, there's not much magic to be found in Death Defying Acts, an intermittently entertaining but surprisingly modest romance from Gillian Armstrong. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis Harvey
A handsome contraption that's never very engaging, let alone convincing. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle Smith
The ingredients are there for a cute con game, but instead the movie turns out to be a mushy melodrama. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNeil Genzlinger
Ms. Zeta-Jones is too elegant for the lowlife she's supposed to be, Ms. Ronan isn't endearing enough to be a ragamuffin, and, under Gillian Armstrong's direction, never for a minute do you believe they're mother and daughter. Read full review
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