In Order of Disappearance
Magnet Releasing | Release Date: August 26, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
SalonAndrew O'HehirAug 26, 2016
In Order of Disappearance possesses both a striking soulfulness and a sense of beauty. (Much of the credit goes to cinematographer Philip Øgaard, whose images are memorable but never showy.) Read full review
90
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerAug 25, 2016
Revenge is the theme and cheeky is the tone of In Order of Disappearance, a delicious Norwegian film full of icy landscapes and icier hearts. Read full review
88
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniSep 8, 2016
In Order of Disappearance has an utterly unique feel, a certain Scandinavian crispness that's impossible to duplicate. Read full review
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Alex MigdalAug 25, 2016
A cheeky black comedy and worthy Norwegian successor to "Kill Bill." Read full review
88
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 26, 2016
Skarsgard has carved out a wide niche for his varied and colorful acting career to inhabit. He’s stoic and unflinching here, a man on a mission. Read full review
83
The PlaylistJessica KiangJul 6, 2016
A true blue dark comedy that isn’t so concerned with its darkness that it forgets to be laugh-out-loud silly at times too, “In Order of Disappearance” is a bitter, bloody treat for the black of heart. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonAug 25, 2016
There’s much amusement to be had in the film. Very little of it stupid. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangAug 25, 2016
An absorbing and atmospheric entry in what we might as well term the “red snow” genre. Read full review
80
EmpireOwen WilliamsJul 6, 2016
Funny and nasty in the best traditions of Headhunters and Jackpot, this is the Stellan Skarsgård vengeance thriller we've all been waiting for. Read full review
80
VarietyPeter DebrugeJul 6, 2016
Schemes like this have a way of spiraling out of the characters’ control, but Moland and Aakeson maintain a firm grasp on the pacing, progressively building both carnage and suspense as the situation escalates toward a Mexican standoff of which even Sam Peckinpah would be proud. Read full review
75
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanSep 1, 2016
At times, In Order of Disappearance is a bit too self-consciously clever. But what saves it, paradoxically — even, at times, delightfully — from skidding off course into cliche is the profound appeal of its middle-of-the-road, but never dull, protagonist. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineChuck BowenAug 21, 2016
The film has been executed with a sense of formally stylish and thematically symmetric panache. Read full review
75
The Film StageBill GrahamJul 6, 2016
In Order of Disappearance is filled with so many twists on what you expect that it feels refreshing. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyJul 6, 2016
In Order of Disappearance provides a wonderful vehicle for Stellan Skarsgard's stone-faced gravitas and calm intelligence. Read full review
63
Boston GlobePeter KeoughSep 8, 2016
The sardonic laughs include title cards with the name of each character who has joined the ranks of the disappeared. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawJul 6, 2016
This is a derivative movie, whose comic entanglements are perhaps there to provide an alibi for the obvious plot implausibilities - but it’s well made, great looking, and nicely acted. Read full review
60
The TelegraphRobbie CollinJul 6, 2016
You’ve seen almost everything here before, but never within the same film. Read full review
60
Total FilmMatt GlasbyJul 6, 2016
It’s not without its moments, but more comic dexterity and less brute force would have made a less choppy watch. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonSep 1, 2016
Ultimately, the film is carried by Skarsgard in yet another triumph in a Norwegian film. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyAug 26, 2016
The fun of the film (and it is often fun) is in the complexities of interconnections, and the sheer number of criminals raging through this tiny area, outnumbering the upstanding citizens by the looks of it. Read full review
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