Suburbicon
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: October 27, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 49 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
29
Negative:
13
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliOct 30, 2017
Wow. Just wow. Every year, movie theaters bring us their share of surprises – both good and bad. Suburbicon goes immediately to the front of the line of contenders for the most disappointing film of 2017. Read full review
38
Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonOct 26, 2017
It all feels flat-footed and pretentious. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineKeith UhlichOct 20, 2017
Suburbicon sees a bunch of candidly left-leaning movie stars doing their best to out-awful each other. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoSep 13, 2017
The dull Suburbicon lacks in witty dialogue, interesting characters, or even visual flourishes. It is as flat as the well-manicured lawns in the idyllic neighborhood that gives it a name. Read full review
30
VoxAlissa WilkinsonSep 11, 2017
It makes a run at cleverness, trying to be a dark screwball commentary on America’s race problem. But instead it’s just a spectacular flop. Read full review
30
TimeStephanie ZacharekSep 7, 2017
George Clooney’s statement-making black comedy Suburbicon, playing in competition here at the Venice Film Festival, is a misfire on nearly all counts. Read full review
30
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeSep 3, 2017
The film veers back and forth between the obvious and the ridiculous. Read full review
25
The AtlanticDavid SimsNov 20, 2017
Had Suburbicon committed to its primary crime-caper plot, it might have been just another forgettable, uninspired film. But its attempt to haphazardly take on a weightier tale makes Suburbicon a much rarer, and more mesmerizing, kind of catastrophe. Read full review
25
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 31, 2017
With Suburbicon, George Clooney finally achieves one of his bucket-list goals as director, making a satirical misfire every bit as tone-deaf as the worst works of his movie-making mentors, the Coen Brothers. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzOct 26, 2017
There is no harm in allowing Clooney to further stretch his directorial muscles – "Good Night, and Good Luck" is not bad – but there ought to be a law against wasting such talents as Matt Damon, Julianne Moore and poor ol' Oscar Isaac in this hollow exercise. Read full review
25
Chicago TribuneKatie WalshOct 26, 2017
Ultimately Suburbicon is woefully underwritten. Gardner and Maggie are mere sketches, a set of facial tics and accessories masquerading as real characters. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeTy BurrOct 25, 2017
Suburbicon is George Clooney’s sixth feature as a director and the latest spiral downward in terms of quality. Read full review
10
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternOct 26, 2017
Suburbicon is not only unfunny, a bad sign for a black comedy, but deep-dyed dislikable. Read full review
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