Fishing Without Nets
Drafthouse Films | Release Date: September 26, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlSep 23, 2014
Cutter Hodierne's gorgeous, harrowing debut feature, Fishing Without Nets, doesn't just ask you to feel a bit for Somali pirates, as Captain Phillips did -- Hodierne puts you in their shoes. Read full review
80
VarietyDennis HarveySep 25, 2014
Cutter Hodierne makes an accomplished feature debut with this very well-crafted, empathetic hijacking drama. Read full review
75
Washington PostStephanie MerryOct 9, 2014
Details count in this movie, whether it’s well-executed camera work or the affecting score. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisOct 2, 2014
Fishing Without Nets turns the hijacking drama into a morally murky contemplation of deprivation and desperation. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeSep 25, 2014
Cutter Hodierne's Fishing Without Nets is a tense drama with well-drawn characters and only as much action as its story requires. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineNick PriggeSep 28, 2014
Though this setup is perhaps infused with too much piety, cheating audience empathy toward the main character, it nonetheless generates a compelling air of social fatalism. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskySep 25, 2014
If nothing else, Fishing Without Nets looks good on a big screen, directed in the kind of slick, just-off-arthouse style that mandates every shot of a character walking be framed from behind. Read full review
50
The DissolveMike D'AngeloOct 1, 2014
Hodierne’s intentions were unquestionably good—he spent years researching the short and feature, working with Somali non-pros—but he still managed to fall into the same trap as the other American films on this subject, focusing on individuals rather than group dynamics. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiOct 2, 2014
Although director and co-writer Cutter Hodierne tells the story from the pirates' viewpoint, he adds no more dimension to them than the one we saw in "Phillips." Read full review
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