Drunktown's Finest
Indion Entertainment Group | Release Date: February 20, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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80
Arizona RepublicRandy CordovaNov 5, 2014
Freeland does a fine job, waiting for her characters to converge in a way that doesn't feel overly forced, though there is a bit of that "Crash" tidiness in how things fall together. Still, the film is moving and human. Read full review
75
TheWrapInkoo KangFeb 19, 2015
Drunktown’s Finest shouldn’t be viewed simply as an anthropological curiosity, though, but as the promising debut of a gifted filmmaker who wants to show the beating and hurting hearts of the people behind the headlines. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJul 30, 2014
While Freeland's plotting is graceful, there are occasional moments of stiffness in the dialogue itself, brief rough patches her largely neophyte cast can't fix in the delivery. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldJul 30, 2014
The screenplay tracing the characters’ struggles has a tidy, workshopped feel, and the dialogue and acting can be gratingly flat. But what gives the film a certain confidence is its cultural specificity and the fresh clashes and contrasts it presents. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiFeb 26, 2015
Unfortunately, each main character serves as an avatar emblematic of a societal symptom instead of a real person in whose shoes we can stand. As a result, their trajectories are didactic and predictable. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMark DujsikFeb 20, 2015
Drunktown's Finest shows a filmmaker struggling to find her voice. It's a whisper here, but we can hear it. Read full review
50
The DissolveTina HassanniaFeb 17, 2015
Drunktown’s Finest oscillates between servicing banal plot machinations and the beautiful, symbolic simplicity of the culture it’s representing. Read full review
50
VarietyGeoff BerkshireJul 30, 2014
Unfortunately, Drunktown’s Finest too often suffers from stilted performances and scripting. Read full review
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