Siberia
Saban Films | Release Date: July 13, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
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1
Mixed:
6
Negative:
8
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJul 12, 2018
Siberia is effectively well-paced, offers instances of tension, and doesn’t cheat at the end. Read full review
58
The PlaylistJoe BlessingJul 16, 2018
There’s nothing particularly special about Siberia, but with a winning Keanu Reeves performance, it maintains enough moment-to-moment suspense that it just might be enough to satisfy moviegoers yearning for a throwback genre film. Read full review
58
The Film StageChristopher SchobertJul 11, 2018
The reason to see Siberia is, quite simply, the presence of Keanu Reeves. Read full review
50
New York PostSara StewartJul 15, 2018
The plot swerves around just enough to make you think something more complex is going on. Ultimately, it really isn’t — certainly not enough to make up for the clichés and sexist tropes that litter Lucas’ path toward a confrontation with the bad guys. Read full review
42
IndieWireDavid EhrlichJul 12, 2018
The result is a dull and deeply compromised movie that would rather be a mediocre crime saga than a nuanced character study, but can’t quite bring itself to commit to that choice. Read full review
40
EmpireJames DyerNov 12, 2018
A dour, plodding experience that's cold in every sense. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranJul 11, 2018
Despite its pro-forma nature, the setup for Siberia — a lone hero in over his head in an unfamiliar world — actually starts out well but refuses to play out in satisfying ways. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 9, 2018
Siberia slogs along like the failed pilot for a poorly-thought out cable series, one with Eastern European development incentives but without enough drama, incident, intrigue or plot to justify its running time. Read full review
30
VarietyAndrew BarkerJul 19, 2018
In the end, it can never decide what kind of film it wants to be, drifting into drab formlessness when it needs to find moments of poetry, and reverting to dull clichés when it wants to indulge its thriller instincts, winding up as frosty and uninviting as its setting. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweJul 18, 2018
Stiffly scripted and stoically directed, Siberia shamelessly squanders the particular appeal of its charismatic lead and wastes an inordinate amount of screen time going practically nowhere, except undoubtedly right to VOD. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJennifer SzalaiJul 12, 2018
[A] leaden thriller. Read full review
30
Village VoiceKristen Yoonsoo KimJul 11, 2018
This movie so badly wants to be a sexy thriller, but it is neither sexy nor thrilling. Read full review
30
Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganJul 11, 2018
Director Matthew Ross does the near-impossible in Siberia: He turns a Keanu Reeves vehicle about sex, diamonds and the Russian mob into a dreary, endless slog. Read full review
25
ObserverRex ReedJul 13, 2018
Everything is tenuous, including a performance by Keanu Reeves that borders on catatonia. Just because he stopped shaving doesn’t mean he can suddenly act. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineJake ColeJul 9, 2018
The film has the tone and look of a direct-to-video feature, and some shots of Keanu Reeves are so waxen that the actor almost looks rotoscoped. Read full review
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