El Sicario: Room 164
Doc & Film International | Release Date: December 23, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
76
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Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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6
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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88
Slant MagazineJesse CataldoDec 21, 2011
A lot of evil is laid on the table in El Sicario, and the film makes a big, if exquisitely subtle show, of theorizing that there's no way to explain how it got there. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubAlison WillmoreDec 29, 2011
El Sicario: Room 164 is an almost laughably simple, aggressively drab-looking film, but it packs a wallop. Read full review
80
Time OutKeith UhlichDec 21, 2011
Despite his repentance, you sense that this lost soul will be confessing his sins for all eternity. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. MusettoDec 29, 2011
The hit man's narration is compelling and frightening on its own. Read full review
70
NPRMark JenkinsDec 30, 2011
The stories are horrific, if laced with Tarantino-style humor. Read full review
70
Village VoiceNick PinkertonDec 27, 2011
Our subject retains a noticeable streak of pride in his expertise, though falters when discussing the killing of women. Hoping for his own salvation, the converted killer now claims the scales have fallen from his eyes, but his executioner's hood remains in place to the end - as does the mephitic air of timeless evil that hangs over El Sicario. Read full review
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