Kalamity
Original 4 Releasing | Release Date: October 22, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
28
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
4
Negative:
7
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
55
NPRJeannette CatsoulisOct 22, 2010
An overwrought, undercooked tale of crazy love and crazier revenge. Read full review
50
Village VoiceElla TaylorOct 21, 2010
Though Hausler's sincerity is palpable, his efforts at world-weary ennui seem premature, and his wisdom about what motivates random violence in the youth of today proves too callow for a satisfying climax. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubScott TobiasOct 21, 2010
A strange, stilted, misbegotten drama, undone by variable performances, awkwardly inserted flashback and fantasy sequences, and a gloppy overlay of voiceover narration. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen HoldenOct 21, 2010
For all its seriousness, Kalamity lacks a steady narrative drive; its speeches are too long, and its themes become repetitive. Read full review
30
VarietyJohn AndersonOct 26, 2010
An object lesson in overconfidence and underdevelopment, almost as unbalanced as its central psychotic. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleOct 21, 2010
This hollow downer about deep wells of male anger, wallowing regret and mental disintegration is ultimately a thematic cop-out. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckOct 26, 2010
Whatever sociological interest it engenders is smothered by its hamfisted execution, including stubbornly lugubrious pacing, overly self-conscious performances and awkward dialogue and voice-over narration that all too bluntly lays out its themes. Read full review
20
Boxoffice MagazineJohn P. McCarthyOct 22, 2010
Kalamity is a real klunker. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanOct 22, 2010
Stahl should have had a career similar to Sam Rockwell's, blending thoughtful indies with fun popcorn flicks. Instead, he's spinning his wheels in junk like this. Calamitous indeed. Read full review
20
Time OutEric HynesOct 21, 2010
Inane dialogue, extraneous scenes and wooden performances make for an experience that's less edge-of-your-seat than one very long, amateur hour and a half. Read full review
12
New York PostKyle SmithOct 22, 2010
There isn't enough plot in this amateurish mope-athon to fill up a half-hour TV show. Read full review
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