Fair Play
Netflix | Release Date: September 29, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 47 Critic Reviews
Positive:
39
Mixed:
7
Negative:
1
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The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeOct 4, 2023
It’s maliciously effective, up to a point: an enjoyably lurid piece of classy-trashy psychological warfare. Unfortunately, both the plot and the performances boil over in the third act, and the film loses much of its icily calculated cool. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Roxana HadadiOct 13, 2023
Chloe Domont’s film divides the entire world into binary moments of understanding and misunderstanding — without the shades of gray that would make Fair Play and its characters more tangible and its central tension less didactic. Read full review
50
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottOct 2, 2023
As telegraphed by that inexplicably vanilla title, Domont’s film spends much of the previous two hours vacillating between unembraceable and downright boring. Read full review
50
ScreenCrushMatt SingerSep 29, 2023
Dynevor and Ehrenreich are both very easy on the eyes, and when the story allows — which is not that often — they do have chemistry together. Their final scenes crackle with a darker and more disturbing energy as well. But Fair Play’s middle section gives neither of them very much to do beyond a repetitive series of clashes. Read full review
50
Little White LiesHannah StrongSep 29, 2023
Unfortunately, writer-director Chloe Domont’s debut drama fails to make the most of its scintillating premise. Read full review
45
The AtlanticShirley LiOct 26, 2023
Fair Play positions itself as a psychosexual thriller, but it’s neither truly provocative nor all that sexy. Read full review
42
The PlaylistJason BaileyJan 22, 2023
Domont’s script just turns into a series of victories, defeats, increasingly distracting narrative leaps, and ultimately silly turns of tone that seem designed to provoke whoops and sneers and cheers. Read full review
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