Jailbait
Kindred Media Group | Release Date: August 4, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
41
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Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
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Mixed:
9
Negative:
1
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60
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
A cryptic and unsettling film. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
The cruelty of the law has been better demonstrated with news stories, and unless you're a Californian with two strikes against you, I don't know why you'd want to do this movie to yourself. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
In the final analysis it all feels very much like a successful acting exercise that while psychologically acute, doesn't really bring much more to the table than what we've already gleaned from a few episodes of "Oz." Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
For venturesome viewers, Jailbait would make a potent late-summer palate cleanser in preparation for festival season, even if you wouldn't make a meal of it. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Claustrophobic and overwrought, Jailbait is an unpleasant excursion into gay panic mitigated somewhat by performances that are hard to shake. Read full review
40
Film ThreatMerle Bertrand
Tedious talk-fest. Read full review
40
Village VoiceJim Ridley
Becomes the umpteenth prison drama to focus on the lurid threat of forced submission. Read full review
40
The New York TimesLaura Kern
A stagy, only mildly compelling prison drama that ends up feeling like purgatory to all involved. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
An essentially two-character drama that would have been far more effective onstage, Brett C. Leonard's Jailbait is ultimately as claustrophobic as its setting. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
I wouldn't have thought it was possible to make a prison picture as utterly boring as Jailbait. Read full review
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