Maggie Moore(s)
Screen Media Films | Release Date: June 16, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
9
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJun 15, 2023
This is an uneven film with a couple of glaring inconsistencies, but director Slattery has a fine sense of framing and pacing, and the top-notch cast handles the clever dialogue with aplomb. Read full review
71
Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpJun 15, 2023
Slattery and Bernbaum’s adherence to genre standards may hold Maggie Moore(s) back from doing anything new in its space, but not from doing anything worthwhile. There’s nothing wrong with a messy low-level crime movie done right. Read full review
67
Original-CinKim HughesJul 5, 2023
Maggie Moore(s) sun-baked backdrop — it was shot in and around Albuquerque — imbues the crime drama with a contrarian vibe that might be called Coen-esque though with much less umph than No Country for Old Men. It’s an enjoyable watch to be sure, but not destined to be memorable. Read full review
50
The New YorkerAnthony LaneJun 20, 2023
So heavily does the movie strain for offbeat detail—a killer who watches cartoons at full blast; Jay equipped with a neck brace and a leaf blower—that it refreshes one’s respect for Wes Anderson, whose eye for oddities remains clear and bright. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 20, 2023
You’re kind of left with the nagging feeling that this could work or could have worked with a more deft touch at the wordprocessor or sitting behind the camera on set. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoJun 13, 2023
It’s a film with select moments, largely because of the screen chemistry of its leads, but it never coheres into anything consistent. And then the film, which was shot in late 2021, rushes to an ending that feels like the product of messy post-production. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenJun 13, 2023
It’s Hamm’s emotionally wounded small-town top cop who gives the film its engine, especially in his dealings with Mohammed and Fey’s characters. The schemes and cover-ups and collateral damage spin round with little dimension, or, as Police Chief Sanders sums it up, “Just a bunch of people that deserve each other.” Read full review
50
Slant MagazineSeth KatzJun 13, 2023
The story’s center isn’t strong enough for the rest of its disparate parts to hold. Read full review
50
IndieWireSamantha BergesonJun 13, 2023
The “aw shucks” small town vibe of it all, complete with Hamm being seen as the most eligible bachelor around, eventually codes Maggie Moore(s) as more of a rom-com than a murder mystery. But weighed down with a cliched script and tired acting, the film doesn’t fully land either genre seamlessly. Read full review
50
The Daily BeastNick SchagerJun 13, 2023
[Hamm’s] charm—and a reunion with his 30 Rock co-star Tina Fey—can’t salvage a middling caper that’s critically low on comedic or criminal verve. Read full review
40
The Irish TimesTara BradyAug 3, 2023
Maintaining a giddy tone through murder and mayhem is a tricky business, even if the Coen brothers can, on occasion, make it look easy. Maggie Moores(s) is way off the pace, however. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayJun 16, 2023
Nothing in the story really sticks, or stings. The ace cast makes the movie better. But they deserved a better movie. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJun 15, 2023
Top-heavy with big names (Tina Fey, Jon Hamm) and set in a nondescript small town populated primarily by sad sacks and losers, the movie struggles to get out of second gear. Read full review
25
ColliderTaylor GatesJun 13, 2023
It feels stuck in a strange, bland limbo, unsure of what it wants to lean into and truly be. For a movie all about identities, this film lacks one. Read full review
25
The PlaylistMarshall ShafferJun 13, 2023
Hamm can be a stealth comedic force in any project, adding a slight escalation or modulation of the energy level to alter the stakes. He has a unique talent for somehow fusing the comic man and straight man personas into one. Yet Maggie Moore(s) gives him no chance to play either because Slattery cannot decide if his “Mad Men” co-star is the lead of a romantic drama or a heist flick. Read full review
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