Denial
Bleecker Street Media | Release Date: September 30, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
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Generally favorable reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
23
Mixed:
10
Negative:
1
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60
CineVueLucy PopescuFeb 2, 2017
Given the alarming rise of far right xenophobia, a film that portrays this memorable defence against fascism and the rewriting of history, feels exceptionally timely. There are more than a few parallels to be drawn between the swagger and deviousness of Irving and another well known falsifier, President Trump. Read full review
60
The TelegraphTim RobeyFeb 2, 2017
Denial certainly isn’t great cinema – it gets stuffy and repetitive, and Lipstadt’s frustration at not being allowed to testify herself isn’t the burning issue it ought to be. Still, it’s textbook advocacy, and a teaching tool of genuine value. Read full review
60
EmpireOlly RichardsJan 23, 2017
A sturdy by-the-numbers legal drama that really belongs on the small screen. Read full review
60
Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonJan 23, 2017
Denial cries out for a little more subtlety. Read full review
60
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlSep 29, 2016
The movie is fascinating in its approach to legal arguments, forensic evidence, and the uses and abuses of history — but, like the courtroom at its center, it doesn't have much feel for the feels. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerSep 28, 2016
Intentionally or not, Denial is perfectly timed to a season of insane conspiracy theories and feelings-based readings of facts. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen HoldenSep 29, 2016
The absence of an emotional catharsis in the film, efficiently directed by Mick Jackson (“The Bodyguard,” “Temple Grandin”) from a screenplay by the British playwright David Hare, leaves a frustrating emptiness at its center. Read full review
50
The PlaylistGregory EllwoodSep 16, 2016
What’s most disturbing is Jackson’s pedestrian direction has resulted in a film that barely recognizes how powerful this is in contemporary society. Read full review
50
VarietyOwen GleibermanSep 16, 2016
For all the powerful relevance of its subject, Denial, directed by Mick Jackson from a script by David Hare, never finds its grip. It’s a curiously awkward and slipshod movie that winds up being about nothing so much as the perverse, confounding eccentricities of the British legal system. Read full review
40
The GuardianNigel M SmithSep 16, 2016
Under the workmanlike direction of Mick Jackson (The Bodyguard), what should have been a rousing and ragingly topical crowdpleaser, instead feels more like a Lifetime movie. Read full review
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