In a Valley of Violence
Focus World | Release Date: October 21, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
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Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1
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60
TimeStephanie ZacharekOct 27, 2016
The movie’s ending is little more than a fizzle. But wow, what a dog. The extraordinary animal actor Jumpy, a border collie mix with fabulous speckled legs and alert triangles for ears, listens attentively to every word from his master’s mouth, comprehending nothing yet understanding everything. Read full review
60
VarietyAndrew BarkerJun 15, 2016
We never get more than a glimmer of personality within these well-worn character types, and West never digs beneath them to offer any sort of commentary or criticism. Read full review
60
The GuardianNigel M SmithJun 15, 2016
As the violence escalates, an absurdist dose of humor is added to the mix, injecting the film with a distinctly modern sensibility that is welcome and does not let up. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyOct 20, 2016
A by-the-numbers spaghetti Western that’s kind of slow and uneventful—and the world has no shortage of those. Read full review
58
The Film StageMichael SnydelJun 15, 2016
In a Valley of Violence feigns to be a revisionist western, but it’s frustratingly stuck in a place of inevitability in the last half. It’s an excellently-made imitation, but coming from a director whose made a career of tilting the familiar, it’s a disappointing detour. Read full review
58
IndieWireDavid EhrlichJun 15, 2016
It’s frustrating that West often scores with his few modest attempts to stamp his own imprint on the genre, as those flashes of fun hint at what this movie could have been. Read full review
50
Village VoiceApril WolfeOct 22, 2016
A slow approach requires careful atmosphere-building, and these days West is actually stronger at writing funny dialogue than he is at creating atmosphere. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisOct 20, 2016
Mr. West retains his signature restraint and slow-burn approach to brutality. Missing, however, is his typically skillful manipulation of tension, partly because his tone veers so often from jokey to reverential, from winking at the western to making a sacrament of it. Read full review
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