Shot in the Heart
HBO Films | Release Date: March 27, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
New York Daily NewsDavid Bianculli
As wide-ranging, and yet as sharply focused, as Mikal Gilmore's book. Read full review
80
The New York TimesJulie Salamon
The director, Agnieszka Holland, and the screenwriter, Frank Pugliese, have created a scenario that unflinchingly captures the feverish and desperate intensity of Mikal's quest. Read full review
80
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
A small-screen aesthetic is evident in the abundant close-ups and tight framing, but Holland makes it work for her. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Koteas and Ribisi, as two very different brothers, give realistic performances, and play off the differences brilliantly. Read full review
70
VarietySteven Oxman
The piece is ultimately admirable for its lack of easy answers, for its continued sense of emotional confusion. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
There's a tight, urgent, and timely film hidden inside Shot In The Heart, but it's not always worth forging through all the gratuitous bells and whistles to find it. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Ribisi is painfully intense without being histrionic. Read full review
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