Dom Hemingway
Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: April 2, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
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Mixed or average reviews based on 37 Critic Reviews
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19
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14
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottApr 18, 2014
A giddy blend of style and attitude that plays like a lightweight cross between a Guy Ritchie and Wes Anderson film. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriApr 4, 2014
Dom Hemingway is an uneven movie, to be sure — plot holes abound, and some of the aforementioned clichés can be distracting — but it’s still hard to resist. Because rarely have an actor and a part been so perfect for each other, and Shepard lets his lead run wild with this offbeat, contradictory character. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyApr 2, 2014
Between Law's performance and Shepard's script, which brims with explicit and expressive dialogue, the movie is remarkable for its ability to exhaust, irritate and also entertain. Read full review
60
Village VoiceAmy NicholsonApr 1, 2014
If only Shepard's movie lived up to his leading man. It's merely a frame for a character portrait, with Shepard's camera screwing our eyes to Law's performance and pasting in supporting actors and situations for no larger purpose than to see his reaction to them. Read full review
60
Total FilmJames MottramMar 30, 2014
Shepard’s film is fun but forgettable in the first hour, then disappointing in the final third. But Law’s raucous turn keeps you watching. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperApr 10, 2014
We’re just watching Jude Law, who gained some 30 pounds for this role, acting his rear end off but also spinning his wheels in a story that never amounts to more than a collection of vignettes about Dom’s life after prison. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla DargisApr 1, 2014
Dom Hemingway is a bright, shiny bauble with next to no lasting power. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthySep 15, 2013
Richard Shepard’s film is far from dull, but it just doesn’t feel like the real thing, more like an artificial construct inspired by pumped-up crime favorites from a couple of decades ago. Read full review
42
IndieWireEric KohnApr 2, 2014
For all its vibrant, flamboyant aspects, “Dom Hemingway” is a resoundingly empty star vehicle. It gives Law a character too thinly crafted to justify his eccentricities. He acts his heart out for a role that has no heart. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiApr 16, 2014
If there were anything approaching narrative coherence, the film might have rested on Law’s performance alone. As it stands, Dom Hemingway the character is eclipsed by the inability of Dom Hemingway the movie to decide what it wants to be. Read full review
40
The TelegraphTim RobeyMar 30, 2014
What you see in Dom Hemingway is exactly what you end up getting. It’s filthy, it’s shouty, it’s embarrassing, and you mainly want it to go away. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawNov 15, 2013
Everyone is trying way too hard and Dom's final speech is toe-curlingly misjudged and charmless. Read full review
40
Time Out LondonDave CalhounNov 12, 2013
There are only so many scenes anyone can take of Law (never suited to the geezer role) strutting down streets shooting his gob off. If it was all in service of a smart story, so be it. But it isn’t. Read full review
40
EmpireDan JolinNov 11, 2013
Bitty and frustrating, its bigger laughs are set against some off-balance storytelling and crude comedy. Not one to take your nan to. Read full review
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