Graceland
Drafthouse Films | Release Date: April 26, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
Watch Now
Stream On
Buy on
Stream On

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinApr 25, 2013
Graceland is a tense, twisty cinematic artichoke brimming with moral complexity and intriguing shades of gray. Read full review
90
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisApr 25, 2013
Even while embracing the breathless beats of the crime thriller, Graceland holds tight to its concern for exploited children. Read full review
88
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeApr 26, 2013
Morales’ spin on the old ransom plot is fresher and more gripping than most big-budget Hollywood products. Read full review
88
Slant MagazineChuck BowenApr 23, 2013
The film's plot isn't unusual, but director Ron Morales strips it down to its primal essence. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonApr 24, 2013
It’s a dark, grim, suffocating story that only missteps by overplaying its hand, making the larger message about prostitution increasingly overt. Read full review
80
VarietyRichard KuipersApr 30, 2013
While some of the sting goes out of the movie’s hitherto well-executed crime-thriller mechanics, the resolution and aftermath of the hostage crisis still pack a huge emotional wallop. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweApr 30, 2013
The spare, tightly wound narrative ultimately turns on the hard-eyed, relentless efficacy of the plot, as well as the certainty of Reyes’ performance. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Adam NaymanMay 10, 2013
The overwhelming sense of physical and moral decay could be taken for social commentary, and if Graceland has a flaw, it’s that Morales gradually starts to overstate his case as the movie goes on. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesBill StametsMay 2, 2013
Morales trafficks in familiar formulas of an everyman in a bind with evil men. What sets Graceland apart are the conflicted values of its characters. Read full review
75
The PlaylistGabe ToroApr 24, 2013
Mezmerizing in fits and starts, Graceland doesn't coalesce into the "important" thriller it seeks to be. Read full review
60
Time OutAndrew SchenkerApr 23, 2013
For all the alleged ethical complexity in this thriller’s noirish narrative, everything’s a little too neat here. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleLeah ChurnerApr 25, 2013
Graceland is terrific entertainment, but I can’t decide if it’s a cautionary tale, an exercise in moral relativism, or an exploitation film. There’s the final conundrum. Read full review
40
Village VoiceErnest HardyApr 23, 2013
Striking the right balance between interior and exterior can mean the difference between compelling drama and accidental melodrama. Writer-director Ron Morales just misses equilibrium in the visually arresting Filipino thriller Graceland. Read full review
More From This Movie

75 Critic Reviews

5.8 User Reviews

Details & Credits|Trailers

Current Movie Releases
By MetascoreBy User Score
1 81 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2 77 Project Hail Mary
3 75 Send Help
4 73 Hoppers
5 72 The Sheep Detectives
SEE ALL
Essential Links
New on Amazon Prime Video
New on Netflix
Coming Soon to DVD/Blu-ray
SEE ALL