Kill the Irishman
Anchor Bay Films | Release Date: March 11, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
10
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleMar 24, 2011
What makes this film special and memorable is the character of Danny Green, who is not the usual neighborhood hoodlum you see in movies. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumMar 9, 2011
The cast is tasty, including Vincent D'Onofrio as a friendly fellow Mob guy, Val Kilmer as the head of the Cleveland PD, Christopher Walken as an underworld power broker, and a bunch of character actors hoping for a remake of "The Sopranos." Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzApr 7, 2011
Overall, Kill the Irishman is an entertaining look at a brutal time in an ugly place. Read full review
63
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsApr 8, 2011
Call it "On the Lakefront." Or "Pretty-Good Fellas." Read full review
63
Boston GlobeMark FeeneyMar 17, 2011
The best thing about the picture (unless you like exploding cars, in which case the rest of the movie is just so many interruptions between getting to see all these big old '70s boats going boom) is its proudly hammy supporting cast. Read full review
60
VarietyJohn AndersonMar 7, 2011
Jonathan Hensleigh's film won't displace "Goodfellas" in anyone's hierarchy of wise-guy movies. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaMar 24, 2011
Stevenson is big and swarthy and not altogether without credibility, but he's got as much charisma as a potato. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott TobiasMar 24, 2011
It's just another gangster movie for the pile. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen ColeMar 17, 2011
A big, bloated, though frequently engaging gangster movie, Kill the Irishman should properly be viewed late night on TV, flipping back and forth between the film, David Letterman and a west-coast ball game. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle SmithMar 11, 2011
If you're in the mood for a clichéd gangland B-movie, though, you could do worse. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyNick PinkertonMar 10, 2011
Though director Jonathan Hensleigh (The Punisher) perks up when filming violence, the atmosphere throughout is past-prime, stymieing any strut. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyMar 8, 2011
A pedestrian chronicle of an eventful true story. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenApr 14, 2011
Talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMar 10, 2011
An extravagantly corny ode to the collapse of the Cleveland mafia in the 1970s. Read full review
40
Time OutSam AdamsMar 8, 2011
If Stevenson's performance were equal to his mammoth physique, the movie might have a shot, but even his broad shoulders aren't up to carrying this much dead weight. Read full review
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