Henry's Crime
Moving Pictures Film and Television | Release Date: April 8, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
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Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
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16
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallApr 28, 2011
Reeves often displays moderate to little affect onscreen; here his reserve suits the story, as the experience of acting helps the reticent loser find himself. Vera Farmiga crackles as the feisty star of the play, while James Caan, as the hero's accomplice, proves a most charming rogue. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy BurrApr 21, 2011
Occasionally too pleased with itself, it's also pleasantly unpredictable, and it has a trio of sweet hambone performances at its center. Read full review
60
Arizona RepublicRichard NilsenApr 28, 2011
Go for Caan and Farmiga, and stay to be surprised by Reeves. Read full review
60
Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondApr 8, 2011
With a terrific cast led by Reeves, Vera Farmiga and a splendid James Caan, this is a fun comedy with irresistible heist and heart. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierApr 8, 2011
Director Malcolm Venville, who made the British gangster flick "44 Inch Chest," has a strong handle on the tone, so even the familiar twists feel fresh. Read full review
60
MovielineElvis MitchellApr 7, 2011
You can't help but feel that the ambition of Henry's Crime was determined by the near anonymity of its title - the movie seems to be ensconcing itself into the Witness Relocation Program. Read full review
60
Village VoiceMichelle OrangeApr 5, 2011
Caan and Farmiga give more to the material than it can return, but it sure is fun to watch them tangle. Read full review
60
EmpireKim NewmanApr 4, 2011
An offbeat comedy/drama elevated by another terrific Varmiga turn. Read full review
58
Portland OregonianM. E. RussellApr 29, 2011
There's pleasure to be found in the resolute offbeatness of Henry's Crime. It's nearly as concerned with the play as it is with the heist (and with drawing parallels between the two). Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertApr 27, 2011
Reeves has many arrows in his quiver, but screwball comedy isn't one of them. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenApr 14, 2011
Beyond his (Reeves) performance, the film's ungainly mix of heist, romance and backstage comedy never jells. It's never painful, though, especially when James Caan and Vera Farmiga are onscreen. But there's only so much life anyone could breathe into this inert caper. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleApr 14, 2011
Henry's Crime has three charismatic actors - Reeves, Vera Farmiga and James Caan - in search of a decent script, and what they find, instead, are a handful of good scenes and lots of room to build their respective characters. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle SmithApr 8, 2011
Though the movie has some engagingly quirky moments, everything falls into place far too easily for much suspense to build, and the romance between the two leads seems as contrived as everything else. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla DargisApr 7, 2011
Its mood is so muffled and point so submerged, it's difficult to see why Mr. Reeves and the rest of the cast pooled their talents to make a movie about a nowhere man going no place in particular in Buffalo. Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedApr 6, 2011
The movie is not great, but the star is not bad. This, in some quarters, is high praise indeed. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterRay BennettApr 4, 2011
While Malcolm Venville's Henry's Crime is billed as a comedy it's more funny odd than funny ha-ha. Read full review
50
VarietyPeter DebrugeApr 4, 2011
While the absurdity builds, the intensity never does -- a problem shared by director Malcolm Venville's previous feature, "44 Inch Chest." Read full review
40
Time OutDavid FearApr 6, 2011
The disparity only makes Reeves's earnest-but-monotonous turn that much more pronounced-and the film that much more dismissible. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonApr 7, 2011
A grating muddle. Read full review
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