Far From Men
Tribeca Film | Release Date: May 1, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
CineVueJohn BleasdaleSep 13, 2014
The film is heartfelt and sincere in its concern to understand conflict and the plight of good men when they're forced to make impossible choices. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenApr 30, 2015
In the penetrating character study that is Far From Men, existentialism has never felt so intimate. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubAdam NaymanApr 29, 2015
Nobody moseys like Viggo Mortensen. In "The Road," "Appaloosa," "Jauja," and the new French Western Far From Men, the erstwhile Aragorn masters the tricky art of being a figure in the landscape. Read full review
83
The PlaylistJessica KiangSep 13, 2014
It is simply a great, traditional Western: the language and cultural details may be different, but the sparse elegance and moral conundrums are familiar and as resonant as ever. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriMay 4, 2015
What makes it work is the solemn efficiency of director David Oelhoffen’s storytelling and the quiet intensity of the two leads. Read full review
80
Time Out LondonCath ClarkeMay 1, 2015
Far from Men is a character study — a two-hander expertly acted by Mortensen and Kateb (best known for the terrific French cop show Spiral). Read full review
80
VarietyPeter DebrugeSep 13, 2014
Despite his movie-star reputation and looks, Mortensen remains a remarkably humble screen presence, a trait that’s perfect for a part that demands considerable empathy from whoever’s playing it. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineChuck BowenApr 26, 2015
The film often suggests a less defiant cover of The Defiant Ones, yet it's a must-see for Viggo Mortensen's characteristically wonderful performance. Read full review
70
The New York TimesManohla DargisApr 30, 2015
Camus sets the movie’s initial course, but Mr. Oelhoffen resolutely steers it home with political context, historical hindsight, an unambiguous moral imperative and a pair of well-matched performances; put another way, he makes the story his own. Read full review
70
The DissolveMike D'AngeloApr 29, 2015
The new ending Oelhoffen has dreamed up is unsatisfying—Camus’ version was sharper, nastier, more credible—and the film never strays far from genre convention, but it’s refreshing to see a sincere paean to nobility, honor, and courage, especially one that periodically elevates the pulse with expertly mounted standoffs. Read full review
70
Village VoiceNick SchagerApr 28, 2015
Its plotting is often a tad too plodding, but with the charismatic Mortensen exuding understated internal crisis (in a French- and Arabic-speaking role), Oelhoffen's film proves a compelling portrait of individuals striving to cope with, and at least somewhat overcome, cultural dislocation. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyMay 1, 2015
What it falls back on, rather than the troubling truth illuminated in Camus’ story, is the movie-standard gaze of compassion, here proffered by Mortensen, who, it must be admitted, does it well. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijSep 13, 2014
Instead of complex personalities and dilemmas, we mostly get clichés. Read full review
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