Drones
Phase 4 Films | Release Date: June 27, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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2
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3
Negative:
0
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70
The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonJun 26, 2014
Drones is not exactly subtle, but it is a commendable attempt to dramatize a hot contemporary issue without resorting to clumsy didacticism or obvious political bias. Read full review
63
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreJun 24, 2014
Mumford and O’Leary get beyond the cardboard character “types” and make these people more interesting and conflicted than they first seem. And the claustrophobic milieu, just two people staring at long range video, punching buttons, maneuvering their Reaper and trying to make snap decisions that won’t haunt them, serve the movie well. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloJun 25, 2014
Mumford and O’Leary struggle to make sense of their characters, but are stymied by a script that regards them primarily as mouthpieces for talking points that, again, aren’t even the points anyone’s using when talking about drone warfare. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis HarveyJul 1, 2014
Drones is a middling real-time thriller. Read full review
40
The DissolveSam FragosoJun 26, 2014
Topical as it may be, Drones consistently manages to undermine the points it presumes to be making. Read full review
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