The Dead Don't Hurt
Shout! Studios | Release Date: May 31, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
16
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Time OutPhil de SemlyenJun 9, 2024
Watching this sturdy, sensitively acted Old West drama, it’s easy to wonder how many westerns Viggo Mortensen would have made if he’d been kicking about in the ’50s and ’60s. Read full review
60
EmpireDan JolinJun 9, 2024
A Western that hits many of the expected beats but which does so in an unexpected manner, being centred on a tender, loving relationship rather than gunplay and grit. Read full review
60
VarietyPeter DebrugeMay 31, 2024
That nonlinear narrative choice in an otherwise understated art-house Western serves to confuse more than it reveals, complicating things for the meat-and-potatoes crowd that regularly turn out for cowboy stories. Read full review
50
Screen RantFerdosa AbdiJun 7, 2024
Krieps has such a clear vision of who Vivienne is when she isn’t the object of romance, violence or intolerance. Her quirks and quiet dominance ultimately shift the film toward the direction Mortensen thought he was headed. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineSeth KatzMay 28, 2024
Ultimately, the didacticism of Viggo Mortensen’s film lets it down. Read full review
50
The Film StageEthan VestbyApr 25, 2024
This is certainly patient storytelling, but there’s a difference when that doesn’t really lead anywhere in terms of stirring character development or eye-opening observation. Read full review
50
IndieWireNatalia WinkelmanApr 25, 2024
A tale of romance and revenge that culminates in a shootout, The Dead Don’t Hurt is not a total misfire. There are moments of excitement, and the film’s semi-nonlinearity allows for a few midpoint surprises about characters we thought we knew. Read full review
50
Paste MagazineKatarina DocalovichOct 17, 2023
The Dead Don’t Hurt is stuffed to the gills with western tropes, with not a whole lot to add to the genre, especially in terms of furthering feminism onscreen. It may not be the worst western in the world in terms of women’s rights, but that is hardly a reason to commend a film that’s only missing the whore with the heart of gold. Read full review
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