Racer and the Jailbird
Kinepolis Film Distribution (KFD) | Release Date: May 4, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
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Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
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12
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3
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Boston GlobePeter KeoughMay 9, 2018
Perhaps that is Roskam’s ultimate point: volition and individuality are illusory; only love and death matter. That truth comes through with somber clarity in the film’s eloquent coda, which almost makes up for the silliness that precedes it. Read full review
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Slant MagazineChuck BowenMay 1, 2018
The film comes to concern a selfless martyr before morphing, most absurdly, into a disease-of-the-week tearjerker. Read full review
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The Film StageMike MazzantiMay 10, 2018
A gripping highway heist sequence and two affecting lead performances are surrounded by a film that mistakes the knowledge of sadness for its authentication. Read full review
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