Devil's Knot
Image Entertainment | Release Date: May 9, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
12
Negative:
6
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Entertainment WeeklyAdam MarkovitzMay 7, 2014
The movie doesn’t grab you emotionally, but director Atom Egoyan (Exotica) teases apart the case’s details with grim fascination. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedMay 7, 2014
The case is revisited with painstaking detail, and a riveting picture emerges once again about misunderstood outsiders. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeOct 1, 2013
Far from being overkill, the well-conceived drama featuring A-listers Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth in key roles, will bring this infuriating tale of injustice to many mainstream moviegoers for the first time. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzMay 9, 2014
There are too many major characters and too many points of emphasis. As elegantly directed as it sometimes is, it feels disjointed, scattered. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia PuigMay 8, 2014
While the film is not nearly as evocative as Egoyan's 1997 masterpiece "The Sweet Hereafter" (also about children who died tragically), it is still an intrinsically fascinating story. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyJan 24, 2014
Well-intentioned but emotionally straitjacketed. Read full review
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