Miss Bala
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: February 1, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
41
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
17
Negative:
8
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38
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperFeb 5, 2019
Gina Rodriguez: You deserve much better than this. Read full review
35
Paste MagazineDom SinacolaJan 31, 2019
Gina Rodriguez, who proved in Annihilation that she’s capable of something so much more addled and kinetic than this, does what she can with such aggravating material, but everything around her insults whatever emotional depth she can mine despite what she’s given. Read full review
30
The New York TimesA.O. ScottJan 31, 2019
This version, in the dreariest Hollywood-remake tradition, turns a grim, morally ambiguous story into a fable of empowerment. That might be kind of fun if it didn’t feel so tired and timid. Read full review
25
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenFeb 4, 2019
The original Miss Bala was a slyly feminist take on what could have easily been an exploitation flick. Guess what? This Miss Bala weirdly sexualizes things to undermine everything the original was interested in and become, yep, an exploitation flick. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Sarah-Tai BlackJan 31, 2019
In its entirety, Miss Bala seems to exist merely for one shot near its end: Rodriguez strutting in slow-motion across the screen while wearing an evening gown and brandishing an assault rifle. And while yes, she does look bad-ass, there’s no way in hell it makes up for the film’s preceding 90 minutes of patchy plotting and lifeless writing. Read full review
25
IndieWireJude DryJan 31, 2019
With every note as predictable as the next, the movie just blends into a discordant mess. Even Rodriguez’s smile can’t salvage this disappointing remake, but at least it provides a welcome reminder to check out the movie that inspired it. Read full review
20
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternJan 31, 2019
As entertainment, however, the film is calculation impure and simple. It’s a box-ticking exercise in female jeopardy, survival and empowerment, oppressively efficient in its relentless way but unrelieved by emotional resonance. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineJake ColeJan 31, 2019
The Mexico of this film is merely a place of abject lawlessness, whose hellishness exists only to stoke our fascination for how the protagonist grows as a person by drawing on her inner strength. Read full review
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