Ride or Die
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): April 15, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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83
IndieWireDavid EhrlichApr 13, 2021
It’s a shaggy and distended portrait of friendship that pinballs through time as freely as it does between genres, and a few too many of the 140-minute story’s frequent detours wind up in dead ends, but Ride or Die retains enough forward momentum to roll across even its least successful chapters because of how stubbornly Hiroki refuses to keep score between these characters. Read full review
70
PolygonDeirdre CrimminsApr 17, 2021
Ride or Die strikes some strange tones, and features some questionable motives. But that just supports the world Rei and Nanae have crafted for themselves. It’s messy and imperfect, and in that way, it feels unnervingly real. Read full review
60
The GuardianPhuong LeApr 16, 2021
Ride or Die is well-made and engrossing, despite its occasionally meandering pace. Read full review
60
VarietyMaggie LeeApr 14, 2021
Although the journey feels rather drawn out in the film’s 142-minute running time, and is strewn with one ear-splitting brawl too many, the mystery of each protagonist’s true intentions, and the unpredictability of their course of action, keep tensions on a continuous simmer. Read full review
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The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanApr 15, 2021
The movie gracefully captures the rhythms of intimacy, how it deepens quicker in stolen time. But even as they develop a kinship, the women themselves remain ciphers. Read full review
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