Measure for Measure
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date (Streaming): September 3, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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80
Film ThreatJosiah TealSep 8, 2020
Measure for Measure is a collection of great performances by both seasoned and up-and-coming actors. Read full review
80
Screen DailyStaff (Not Credited)Sep 3, 2020
Ireland and Hill have crafted a layered Shakespearean adaptation that is intricate and immersive — a description that applies to the performances, including Winter in a role which was originally earmarked for Hill. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 3, 2020
I haven’t seen Measure for Measure on the stage in years, but the rough shape of it forms in the mind watching this adaptation, its hits (characters) and the reasons it’s called “a problem play.” And those bones, a poignant romance, betrayals and mercy coming from the most unexpected places and vivid characters, pretty much save this film, or at least make it watchable. Read full review
50
Original-CinLiam LaceySep 7, 2020
Though much of it is glum and muddled, it does find an anchor in Hugo Weaving (Lord of the Rings, The Matrix) as a gravely wise, ailing crime boss named Duke. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloSep 4, 2020
Based on the Shakespeare play of the same name, Paul Ireland’s Measure for Measure is filled with drama, although perhaps not the kind you’d expect from the Bard. No, this is a modern-day adaptation—one grappling with xenophobia, drug addiction, and gun violence. There are no period costumes here, but there’s a stone-faced Hugo Weaving to make up for it. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeSep 3, 2020
The literary source is one of only a couple of real draws in what is otherwise a fairly routine present-day crime saga. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSep 3, 2020
Glancing social commentary — like the difficulties of cultural assimilation and the invisible wounds of war — is welcome, but the script (by Ireland and Damian Hill, who died in 2018) is too cluttered for it to resonate and too mired in a muddle of sin and redemption. Read full review
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