LaRoy, Texas
Brainstorm Media | Release Date: April 12, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Film ThreatAnthony FrancisMay 6, 2024
With Larroy, Texas, Atkinson proves himself a confident filmmaker and screenwriter with an ear for dialogue and skill in designing intriguing characters and situations. Read full review
83
IndieWireChristian ZilkoApr 12, 2024
Watching “LaRoy” is a lot like the seedy motel affairs that all of its characters seem to be having — two hours of fun, followed by a tragic feeling of emptiness and a desire for a shower. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comRobert DanielsApr 12, 2024
It’s that assured blending of emotions that makes “LaRoy, Texas” a sturdy tonal journey—a film enamored with those living on the fringes of respectability—that bodes well for whatever freewheeling story Atkinson hopes to tell next. Read full review
70
ColliderNate RichardApr 12, 2024
John Magaro, Steve Zahn, and Dylan Baker lead a cast of stellar character actors in a film that winds up being one of the better Fargo-adjacent movies we’ve gotten in some time. Read full review
67
The Film StageMichael FrankApr 12, 2024
LaRoy is the work of a director with unmistakable joy for this genre, approaching the material with a welcome earnestness. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineRoss McIndoeJun 10, 2024
While it never quite reaches the hilarious heights or existential depths of the Coens’ finest work, it does offer similarly enjoyable mixture of the macabre and the absurd. Read full review
60
Screen RantZachary MoserApr 12, 2024
There's an aloofness to the violence that gets more morbidly funny as the film goes on, but LaRoy, Texas does not trust its darker sensibilities and the last 15 minutes drift back into a conventional lane and away from the bizarre and fiendish tone that was unexpectedly working up until that point. Read full review
60
The GuardianPhil HoadApr 8, 2024
If Atkinson isn’t quite the Coen inheritor he aspires to be, this hectic flurry of schemers, snatchers and low-lifes puts him three-quarters of the way to inventing a new genre: Texan noir farce. Read full review
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