Psychopaths
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: December 1, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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3
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3
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Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerNov 30, 2017
Keating’s no-rules narrative, and amped-up, super-stylized visuals are intoxicating and disturbing, as each killer gets their own captivating moment in the spotlight. Read full review
50
The Film StageJared MobarakNov 30, 2017
While the whole thing meanders with no destination, I’m going to hold my position in the middle because it looks fantastic. If nothing else this exercise in nihilism has given Keating an excuse to throw everything at the wall and see what sticks. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckNov 30, 2017
Keating fails to effectively transmit his love of pushing the horror genre to new heights, with the result that we feel less gleefully complicit than merely voyeuristic. This is a case in which less would definitely have been more. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayNov 30, 2017
Psychopaths is too random, too kitschy — too immature. Read full review
37
Paste MagazineJacob OllerNov 30, 2017
Though the film acknowledges its performative nastiness at every opportunity—setting its killers and victims in windows, mind ballets, stages, and jail door slits, having them directly address the camera—acknowledgement doesn’t mean subversion, satisfaction or novelty. Even the most dedicated gorehounds should look elsewhere. Read full review
30
VarietyNick SchagerNov 30, 2017
Devoid of characters or a story about which one might care, Psychopaths proves to be a fright-free pastiche without purpose — save, that is, for unimaginatively paying homage to a string of superior genre predecessors. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comNick AllenDec 1, 2017
The director called this “mayhem porn,” a designation and ideology fitting for the latest from indie director Mickey Keating, Psychopaths. This is an active, obnoxious test of an audience’s appetite for blood and how long they can go without novel ideas like purpose or plot. Read full review
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