Dirty
Silver Nitrate Releasing | Release Date: February 24, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
4
Negative:
4
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70
VarietyRobert Koehler
The cop genre receives a shot of adrenaline in helmer Chris Fisher's Dirty, a no-nonsense dramatic response to the LAPD Rampart scandals of the '90s. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
Like the best pulp, though, it gets its hooks into you faster than you can start to wonder why you should possibly care about what happens to any of its despicable characters, and, before you know it, you’ve been pulled deep into its Dantean vision. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
When the florid speeches of volcanic rage and frustration draw to a close - and when Collins and Gooding complete their acting exercises - we still have no clue who these men are and what sent them down their intersecting moral dark alleys. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Desperate-to-shock slice of sleaze life. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
As good as the leads and the supporting cast are, and as much action as gets packed into the film's relatively brief running time, none of it draws us in dramatically. Read full review
40
Village VoiceBenjamin Strong
Cuba Gooding Jr. and Clifton Collins Jr. (excellent as Perry Smith in "Capote") habitually rise above their clichéd roles. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
"Filthy" may have been a better title for Dirty. The rough language is not just pervasive, as the MPAA's R rating describes it, it's assaultive. The violence is not merely "strong," it's incessant, sadistic and broadly unbelievable. Read full review
20
The New York TimesStephen Holden
A facile exercise in nihilism posing as an indie "Training Day" with street cred. Don't believe it. Read full review
10
Film ThreatPhil Hall
The production values on Dirty are so painfully amateurish that it is often hard to determine what is happening. The cinematography is murky and shaky, the editing is dull and clumsy, and the sound recording isn't exactly pristine. Not that any of this matters when you have a script where every third word is scatological. Read full review
0
New York PostLou Lumenick
An excruciating indie knockoff of "Training Day." Read full review
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