The Catcher Was a Spy
IFC Films | Release Date: June 22, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
18
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenJul 25, 2018
It’s an absorbing character study of a most intriguing man. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedJun 26, 2018
The result is a juicy true story told blandly, but The Catcher Was a Spy is still a movie worth seeing. Read full review
75
UproxxVince Mancini
The film doesn’t try to alter Berg’s most essential quality, that he was a mystery. Read full review
70
The New York TimesGlenn KennyJun 21, 2018
Paul Rudd plays Berg with the droll, boyish charm he’s brought to dozens of other roles, but he adds a protective coating. This movie, directed by Ben Lewin from a Robert Rodat script (one adapted from Nicholas Dawidoff’s fascinating 1994 biography of Berg), relishes Berg’s compulsion to remain an enigma even to those closest to him Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeFore
This is a very enjoyable middle-of-the-road adventure, especially for moviegoers willing to see just about anything starring Rudd. Read full review
67
The Film StageDan Mecca
Where Spy succeeds the most is in the first half. Rudd is top-notch, playing Berg as a tragic sort jailed in his own mind, internally fighting and assimilating to a world that cannot accept him. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 17, 2018
The movie is imminently watchable, and the surface sheen is fine, but the real Berg remains more mystery than man with a mission. Read full review
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