Enforcement
Magnet Releasing | Release Date: March 19, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
EmpireIan FreerSep 5, 2021
Shorta is a Molotov cocktail of a movie. For co-directors Ølholm and Hviid, it’s a Hollywood calling card. For the rest of us, it’s a tense actioner, anchored by powerful performances from its leads, who add layers to good cop/bad cop clichés. Read full review
75
Original-CinLiam LaceyMar 17, 2021
As effective as Enforcement is on a visceral level, it comes up short in any deeper reflection on the social crisis of its premise. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineChuck BowenMar 16, 2021
The film is both a lurid urban thriller and an earnest parable about (almost literally) walking a mile in someone else’s shoes. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeMar 20, 2021
A thriller that’s both a relentless adrenaline rush and a social-issue Rorschach test for all who watch it. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternMar 19, 2021
The film gives no reason for optimism in the urban warfare it portrays, but its heart, head and sharp eye are in exactly the right place. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 2, 2021
Enforcement, released as “Shorta” (Arabic slang for “cops”) in Europe, is a solid is slow-moving police actioner that reminds us that no matter the continent, police work is the same dangerous game. And that the world over, that “game” has entirely too many of the wrong sorts of people signing up. Read full review
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