Every Secret Thing
Starz Digital Media | Release Date: May 15, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
8
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerMay 14, 2015
[Amy Berg's] instincts about how to pace a true story serve her well with this imaginary one, and so do the performances by Ms. Fanning and especially Ms. Macdonald. Read full review
67
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezMay 13, 2015
Every Secret Thing is not built to satisfy, and so its sour ending doesn’t help its uneven experience. Every Secret Thing is not unlike last autumn's abduction drama "Prisoners." Both demonstrate an excellent level of craft and are handsomely shot and composed, but both suffer from narrative issues. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter TraversMay 14, 2015
Which one of these women is the most irredeemable? Coming to grips with that question is what gives the flawed but fascinating Every Secret Thing its power to haunt. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChuck BowenMay 10, 2015
It has a problem that's familiar to competently made, sporadically involving crime procedurals: It's just good enough to inspire wishes that it were better. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubAdam NaymanMay 13, 2015
Every Secret Thing doesn’t feel like it fell off an assembly line, but that’s not saying that it’s been skillfully engineered. By the end, its rickety narrative architecture collapses entirely, leaving a lot of good actors stranded in the rubble. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMay 14, 2015
Every Secret Thing is a small, well-crafted film with a few chilling moments and some fine performances, but it’s a muddled, pedestrian crime thriller. Read full review
50
New York PostSara StewartMay 13, 2015
The trope of horror-suffused female friendships is a fertile one, but despite a screenwriting credit from the very capable Nicole Holofcener (director of “Enough Said,” among others), Every Secret Thing comes up short. Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedMay 13, 2015
It’s described as a smart, suspenseful psychological thriller, but there’s nothing smart about it, and as an alleged thriller, when the mysteries are explained in a twist finale, it could use a psychologist of its own. The only suspense is waiting to see if Diane Lane’s reputation will survive. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMay 14, 2015
Despite the strenuous efforts of all involved, Every Secret Thing never manages to overcome its overwhelming air of artsy pretension. Read full review
40
VarietyPeter DebrugeMay 14, 2015
Berg’s narrative debut lacks much in the way of either poetry or realism, leaving only the clunky dynamics of a fairly predictable missing-persons case — for which screenwriter Nicole Holofcener carries at least part of the blame. Read full review
40
The DissolveJen ChaneyMay 13, 2015
Unfortunately, this procedural/character study unfolds in a manner that feels more generic than genuinely deep. Read full review
40
Village VoiceChris PackhamMay 13, 2015
A cheerless and nonsensical thriller. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoMay 15, 2015
What went wrong? How did so many talented people devote their time and energy to a film that came out this generic, dull, and flat? Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleMay 14, 2015
Crushingly listless and at times as off-putting as a needle scratching vinyl, this corkscrew tale of questionable (and questioned) parenting, youthful misjudgments, grudges and disappointments doesn't even have the disciplined domestic-evil allure of a Lifetime movie. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsKatherine PushkarMay 14, 2015
Diane Lane has about 15 minutes of underwritten screen time as Helen, Alice’s tart, art-teacher mother. A wooden Elizabeth Banks is the detective who cracked the original case and now heads up the new one. She thought she could handle it. She can’t. Read full review
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