The Black Windmill
Universal Pictures | Release Date: May 17, 1974 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Though by no means a perfect film, it is a much more coherent work than it is given credit, held together by Siegel's exuberant eye for the incongruous. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNora Sayre
Michael Caine's exasperating cool robs this very well‐made movie of some of its potential excitement. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The Black Windmill commits the one crime no thriller can be pardoned for. It's not thrilling. It's also terribly passive and static, and Siegel directs Caine almost to a standstill. Read full review
50
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
All principal players are well cast, but the production fizzles in its final half-hour because the story premise gets clobbered by clumsy and ineffective resolution and execution. Read full review
50
The TelegraphCatherine Gee
There are fine performances from Donald Pleasence and Delphine Seyrig, but the film fails to build real suspense. [26 May 2015, p.32]
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Disappointing effort from Siegel, although not without some interesting philosophical "hero-antihero" questions. Read full review
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