Slingshot
Release Date: July 23, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Boxoffice MagazineJohn P. McCarthy
Tirador ’s frenetic style and locale will remind many viewers of Fernando Meirelles’ much-admired City of God. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAndrew Schenker
Though one misses cinematographer Oydssey Flores's camerawork that played such an important role on the three subsequent films--at once more chaotic and more expressive than the digital shooting here--Mendoza's look at the illicit activity of a group of marginal Filipinos is no less feverishly absorbing. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Portrayed entirely without sentiment, everyone here is equally abject, from the crushed victim of a human stampede to the starving baby playing in its own feces. The mood of scrambling desperation can be exhausting, but the filmmaking is never less than exhilarating. Read full review
60
Time OutMelissa Anderson
One can maintain the energy and patience for donnybrooks and general insanity only so long. Read full review
50
VarietyRichard Kuipers
Supplies no end of shock, but an underdeveloped emotional core keeps the viewer at arm's length. Read full review
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