Solace
Grindstone Entertainment Group | Release Date: December 16, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
6
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeJan 8, 2016
Brazilian director Afonso Poyart (“Two Rabbits”) proves quite effective at building and sustaining a grim sense of suspense throughout. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayDec 15, 2016
The plot of Solace is ultimately too generic — and too silly — to take seriously, which is probably why the film’s taken so long to come out. But it has style, and throwback appeal. Read full review
60
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlDec 14, 2016
This paranormal cops-versus-serial-killer procedural is never not ridiculous, but it's often entertaining as well. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterBernard BesserglikJan 8, 2016
The good news is that the movie is half decent. The caveat is that it could have been a lot better. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsEdward DouglasDec 14, 2016
The FBI once again calls upon Anthony Hopkins to help them find a serial killer in Solace. Even though he isn't playing Hannibal Lecter this time, he's still the best thing going for this mostly dull film. Read full review
40
The TelegraphTim RobeyJan 8, 2016
A lot of the blame for this misfire must fall on novice Brazilian director Afonso Poyart, whose crackpot editing and fondness for irrelevant zooming don’t so much turn this film’s screws as loosen them unrecoverably. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyDec 16, 2016
The directorial pyrotechnics keep Solace from “dragging” in a narrative sense; the very real boredom it nonetheless elicits is more existential. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisDec 15, 2016
Staggeringly silly and visually disordered. Read full review
25
The Seattle TimesKatie WalshDec 15, 2016
The film is ponderous, the performances mostly subdued. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineDerek SmithDec 11, 2016
It joylessly coopts the hoariest stylistic tics and narrative tropes from your run-of-the-mill 1990s thriller. Read full review
20
We Got This CoveredDavid JamesDec 20, 2016
It’s a practically criminal waste of acting talent, it looks and sounds terrible, and (despite being all cod-philosophical) is dumb as a box of rocks. Avoid avoid avoid. Read full review
20
The GuardianPeter BradshawJan 8, 2016
This could be one of those rare and terrifying serial killer cases where the psychotic culprit apparently intends to bore and embarrass everyone to death with bad acting. Read full review
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