Finestkind
Paramount+ | Release Date (Streaming): December 15, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
VarietyPeter DebrugeOct 3, 2023
If you choose to focus on the family connections, then it’s clear that Helgeland has something to say. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comNell MinowDec 15, 2023
Foster is at his best in roles like this one, where his emotions are tightly coiled and always close to exploding, but the storyline does not give him much to work with and Wallace cannot make much out of a blandly-conceived role. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenOct 26, 2023
Although anchored by a number of strong performances, particularly those of Ben Foster and fresh-faced Toby Wallace as estranged half-brothers attempting to find common ground despite their different upbringings, Helgeland’s meandering film still feels stuck in another place in time. Read full review
50
The Film StageJared MobarakOct 26, 2023
It’s all over the place in tone, themes, and cringeworthy melodrama. Read full review
42
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezDec 13, 2023
Knock Helgeland’s unpersuasive plot, his broad writing platitudes, and some of the more ridiculous twists of the genre all you want, but the filmmaker at least seems to know, understand, and capture the milieu and people of these communities. Sure, that’s not enough to save Finestkind, but there is something there. Read full review
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IndieWireRobert DanielsOct 26, 2023
As I watched this turgid muddle, a messy ball of nonsensical threads and worse performances, I couldn’t help but be reminded of Roger Ebert’s old maxim: No good film is too long, and no bad film is too short. Read full review
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ColliderRoss BonaimeOct 26, 2023
Finestkind has all the right pieces to make an interesting drama, but Helgeland can’t get them together in a way that isn’t over-the-top and downright silly. Read full review
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