South of Heaven
RLJ Entertainment | Release Date: October 8, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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6
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2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
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Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerOct 6, 2021
So often, romance subplots in Texas noir feel like afterthoughts, there to increase a little bit of tension. But South of Heaven’s most meaningful moments are in the interplay between Lilly and Sudeikis as the star-crossed lovers with time most definitely not on their side. Read full review
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Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperOct 7, 2021
South of Heaven devolves into a rote thriller, with henchmen upon henchmen upon henchmen falling by the wayside until the inevitable showdown — which plays out in underwhelming fashion. Read full review
50
The Film StageJared MobarakOct 12, 2021
Perhaps that’s the point: selfish men do selfish things while the people they love pay the price. That’s a lesson. And it might have worked if not for the sunny, hopeful air of its surrounding package. South of Heaven isn’t dark enough to buy that as its intent. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckOct 12, 2021
South of Heaven is the type of film that’s good enough to make you wish it were better, its problematic whole being less than the sum of its admirable parts. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubCraig D. LindseyOct 7, 2021
Straight-faced and suspenseful at first, wacky and almost randomly nihilistic afterwards, South Of Heaven just doesn’t know what it wants to be. Read full review
42
IndieWireJude DryOct 12, 2021
The only bright spot about the odd timing of South of Heaven is that it’s so obviously a relic of pre-pandemic Hollywood, one that hopefully will stop making lifeless thrillers full of hackneyed dialogue and formulaic action. Read full review
40
VarietyOwen GleibermanOct 12, 2021
The movie gives Jason Sudeikis a chance to act without the safety net of comedy, and he proves that he’s got the right stuff. But next time he needs to do it in a movie that offers the safety net of believability. Read full review
40
The New York TimesAmy NicholsonOct 7, 2021
The execution is at once laconic and nonsensical. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyOct 8, 2021
Written and directed by Aharon Keshales, whose debut (2010's Rabies) was an attention-getting nail-biter, South of Heaven—with a couple of exceptions—is inert and unimaginative. Read full review
30
TheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanOct 7, 2021
Presumably, Sudeikis took this job to prove his dramatic skills, and he does deserve credit for achieving that goal. What he’s never able to generate, though, is a compelling case for the movie itself. Read full review
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