Finding Steve McQueen
Momentum Pictures | Release Date: March 15, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMar 14, 2019
Finding Steve McQueen is a combo platter of crazy-but-true history mixed with creative fiction. The result is an entertaining if sometimes overly self-conscious 1970s period piece, bursting with pop culture references. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonMar 14, 2019
It’s a slickly made piece of entertainment that’s a good time out at the movies. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyMar 15, 2019
The heist movie has a long pedigree, and while Finding Steve McQueen is no "Le Cercle Rouge" or "Rififi" (or even "Reservoir Dogs"), Johnson keeps the tone light, vivacious, almost slapstick at times. This is a smart choice. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneRick BentleyMar 14, 2019
Johnson's latest effort, Finding Steve McQueen, isn't perfect. Or halfway perfect. Or even one-quarter perfect. But he does take what would have been a rather bland heist story and mix it with a mediocre love story to create an enjoyable final product. Read full review
58
The Film StageJared MobarakMar 12, 2019
You probably won’t love Finding Steve McQueen, but that unyielding wholesomeness ensures you won’t be able to hate it either. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMar 14, 2019
Unfortunately, despite the fascinating story that provides its inspiration and a solid cast, the pic provides neither sufficient thrills nor humor to make it anything more than a minor diversion. Read full review
50
VarietyOwen GleibermanMar 14, 2019
Finding Steve McQueen is a ramshackle indie heist drama that has a little bit (but not much) to do with Steve McQueen. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayMar 14, 2019
That diffuse focus — and a whimsical tone, bordering on the silly — work against the film. Perhaps the government intervened in this case yet again, making sure Finding Steve McQueen would be too muddled and goofy to be entertaining. Read full review
50
Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonMar 13, 2019
Though fact-based movies are often guilty of bending truth to improve a story, Finding Steve McQueen goes in the other direction, downplaying strange-but-true elements that might have helped its saggy narrative. Read full review
40
The GuardianCath ClarkeNov 15, 2020
It’s a forgettable film, with a fair few gags that strike a depressingly sexist note. Read full review
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