Henry Johnson
| Release Date: May 9, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyMay 8, 2025
This is distilled Mamet, peeling back psychological layers and building characters exclusively through chiseled dialogue. Read full review
80
The Daily BeastNick SchagerMay 8, 2025
[Its] staginess is offset by their blistering investigation of morality, manipulation, individual and social responsibility, and masculine power. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyMay 9, 2025
Mamet’s stark existentialism comes to a shudder-inducing yet mordantly satisfying head in this expertly rendered picture. The text might not be vintage Mamet, but it’s a real meal. Read full review
75
The Film StageEthan VestbyMay 9, 2025
Certainly helping matters are the four strong performances, but the definite standout is LaBeouf. Read full review
58
IndieWireChristian ZilkoApr 30, 2025
Like any Mamet endeavor, the real star is the language. Major plot events happen almost entirely offscreen, with its ensemble of characters using them as jumping off points to soliloquize about everything from the value of therapy to Snow White’s vagina. Everyone has preconceived opinions about his writing style, but Mamet puts it to use, with more substance than recent misfires. Read full review
50
Washington PostTy BurrMay 9, 2025
Henry Johnson is unusual for Mamet in that it focuses on the prey. It’s also as close as a movie can get to a filmed play without including your dinner and a ride home. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubJacob OllerMay 8, 2025
Though it’s still thrilling to hear actors fire out Mamet’s heated arguments, when the dust clears from the film’s dense conversations, what remains is hollow. Read full review
40
Wall Street JournalKyle SmithMay 8, 2025
The film’s airless, cramped quality demands consistently high-level dialogue—words that sting and burn. Instead, the two big speeches, especially the second one, land somewhat like filibusters. Read full review
40
VarietyOwen GleibermanMay 6, 2025
Watching it, you feel the depth of Mamet’s talent. It’s never left him. But you also feel the contempt he now has for the verities of entertainment. He wants to take us out of our comfort zone. The trouble is that he’s created his own rarefied discomfort zone of self-indulgence posing as importance. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineDavid RobbMay 7, 2025
Ultimately, Henry Johnson’s cynical assertions about society and human nature are the only aspects that end up resonating, for better or worse. Read full review
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