Road to Paloma
Anchor Bay Films | Release Date: July 11, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
4
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

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63
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreJul 8, 2014
Call it a vanity project or bargain basement movie mythos, but no hard-boiled biker picture ever looked or sounded like Road to Paloma. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJul 11, 2014
Momoa creates an involving if relaxed pace, one whose moody rhythms are infused with a kind of soulful spirituality. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJul 11, 2014
The film’s loose naturalism and strong acting — Chris Browning, as a liaison between the F.B.I. and the reservation, is especially enjoyable — are slyly seductive. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierJul 10, 2014
Monument Valley makes an appearance, and there are soulful moments of slow motion. There’s enough heart here to make up for whatever first-timer miscalculations ride along too. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerJul 10, 2014
Before the plot butts in, Road To Paloma works reasonably well as a moody travelogue that keeps finding new ways to show off its dingy bona fides. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJul 11, 2014
Straining mightily for a mythic quality and reaching a predictably melancholic, violent conclusion, Road to Paloma mainly comes across as a vanity project star vehicle. Read full review
30
The DissolveJen ChaneyJul 9, 2014
Momoa does capture some scenes of genuine warmth and beauty that suggest he has the potential to develop a filmmaker’s eye for visual poetry. Read full review
30
Village VoiceSam WeisbergJul 8, 2014
This film is numbingly dull. Read full review
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