Mystery Road
Well Go USA Entertainment | Release Date: August 15, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
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Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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3
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1
Negative:
0
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80
The GuardianLeslie Felperin
The whole thing might have been improved by slightly nippier pacing, but the slow-burn action pays off with a spectacular climactic gun-fight, where the distances are so vast it takes half a second for bullets to find their marks. Read full review
80
Total FilmMatt Glasby
Deliberately paced and expertly acted by a weathered ensemble including Hugo Weaving, Mystery Road also boasts some of cinema’s most gorgeous magic-hour photography even if, elsewhere, light is in perilously short supply. Read full review
67
The Film StageJared Mobarak
I won’t lie and say Mystery Road kept me on the edge of my seat for its duration, but there is a lot to enjoy in its delicately peeled back layers. Read full review
60
CineVueBen Nicholson
The measured narrative and anti-climactic finale do mean that Mystery Road doesn’t pander to all tastes, and it never conforms to thriller conventions, but Sen has undoubtedly succeeded in fashioning a thoroughly engrossing journey into a modern Australian wilderness that’s well worth seeking out. Read full review
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