Red Joan
Lionsgate | Release Date: April 19, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
13
Negative:
2
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80
Film ThreatTiffany TchobanianApr 15, 2019
Lindsey Shapiro has captured an intriguing piece of hidden history, showcasing women’s strengths and the overlooked roles they played during the world’s most turbulent times of war. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyApr 19, 2019
Uneven it may be, Red Joan still emanates a memorable essence, one that’s refreshingly and believably feminine. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungMar 21, 2019
A good old-fashioned British spy thriller. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerMay 2, 2019
Young Joan is played by Sophie Cookson, magnetic in the role. Dench is underused, though. The film’s suspense is waiting on the world-class actress to bust out some chops. It never happens. The spy who bored me, rather. Read full review
63
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldMay 1, 2019
You sense that this woman has spent a lifetime not saying things, and that all she wants is to quietly be allowed to fade away. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanApr 23, 2019
Yet as good as she is, the actress is little more than the framing device for this polished and morally provocative — yet hardly pulse-pounding — tale, loosely based on the life of English spy Melita Norwood. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliApr 18, 2019
Somewhere buried in the structurally unsound and unevenly paced Red Joan, there exists the material for not only one but two intriguing motion pictures. Unfortunately, neither manages to struggle to the surface and we’re left with a mediocre mash-up of an old-fashioned spy movie and the story of a son coping with the sins of his mother. Read full review
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