The Cotton Club Encore
Lionsgate | Release Date: October 11, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The GuardianJordan HoffmanNov 16, 2019
This is a gift to cinephiles everywhere from deep in the cellar and we’re all lucky to get a sip. Read full review
90
TheWrapDan CallahanNov 16, 2019
This cut makes a film that felt like a failure into one of Coppola’s very best pictures. This movie is a feast with all the trimmings, and then some. Read full review
75
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenJul 14, 2020
What’s difficult to get past, even in Encore, is the queasiness of those minstrelsy club numbers, where the White audience gazes at Black bodies as the camera performs pyrotechnics. The vantage point is simply too compromised. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsNov 16, 2019
Everything about it flows and pays off better than the ’84 original. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonNov 16, 2019
Though it’s still not entirely successful, I’m glad this version exists. Coppola’s restoration has turned a hot mess into a noble failure. Read full review
60
The New YorkerRichard BrodyNov 16, 2019
Coppola can’t avoid a dash of mythology when filming brutal killings, but he also looks grimly at the Mob’s role in popular artistry—and in enforcing racial barriers. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMark FeeneyNov 16, 2019
The Cotton Club does look terrific and has its moments. It’s certainly not an embarrassment. It’s just not . . . very good. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleNov 16, 2019
In the end, there’s a point about black struggle alongside white dominance in The Cotton Club Encore that Coppola can’t get quite right because, ultimately, atmosphere won out over emotion. Read full review
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