Night Call
Magnet Releasing | Release Date: January 17, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The GuardianLeslie FelperinApr 23, 2025
It feels confident, inventive and as grippy as duct tape throughout. Read full review
80
Screen RantBen GibbonsJan 25, 2025
Night Call is a stirring and compelling film that immediately grabbed my attention and maintained it throughout its runtime. Read full review
80
VarietyMurtada ElfadlJan 22, 2025
Blanchart proves himself adept at giving all his ensemble various shading, shifting the audience’s allegiances and making his film much more than the usual brutal actioner. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerJan 17, 2025
Blanchart’s not reinventing any wheels – if anything, there’s a certain pleasure to be had from his decision not to follow the current trend of trying to simulate a real-time effect. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 6, 2025
Throwing somebody with one “particular skill” that doesn’t include violence, criminal or espionage subterfuge or the like? As an exercise in screenwriting problem-solving that’s almost always a fun film to watch. Read full review
70
ColliderShawn Van HornJan 17, 2025
A fun, high-octane action movie about a chase against time through a fascinating city. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaJan 16, 2025
The film may be sticking to a familiar template, in which a regular Joe gets sucked into an underworld, but Blanchard’s snappy direction and the great mileage he gets out of the city’s nooks and crannies bumps it up the crime-action totem pole. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalKyle SmithJan 16, 2025
Belgian writer-director Michiel Blanchart’s debut feature is snappy and tart. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloJan 17, 2025
While “Night Call” delivers in the thriller department of the narrative, it stumbles when trying to tackle the politics of the day. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineSteven ScaifeJan 13, 2025
Michiel Blanchart’s film often feels like a patchwork of half-developed ideas, each more loosely and tenuously woven into the whole than the last. Read full review
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