The Devil Has a Name
Momentum Pictures | Release Date: October 16, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperOct 15, 2020
The Devil Has a Name is a master class in casting. Read full review
67
The Film StageJared MobarakOct 17, 2020
If McEveety really wanted to give the topic its due via investigative reporting, the runtime would need to be much, much longer. His choosing to ignore that route for pulpy entertainment shouldn’t, however, have you thinking he did the topic a disservice. Read full review
60
The GuardianEllen E JonesOct 15, 2020
Any poignance Stern’s David-v-Goliath fight might have possessed is undermined by a flowery script that’s over-fond of quick comebacks. To hear Bosworth curl her lips around some of these zingers though, almost makes for a fair trade-off. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterBeandrea JulyOct 15, 2020
The playful sparring that Strathairn does with both Olmos and Sheen feels like everything you want to see from seasoned actors at this stage in their careers, and the dialogue always rings truest when Strathairn, Olmos and Sheen get to play against one another. The significant acting chops of this trio of leads is the primary reason the film is worth seeing. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyOct 16, 2020
An angry movie that’s angry about the right things. But it's so angry that it gets a little crazy about it. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneKatie WalshOct 15, 2020
The Devil Has a Name has an important message if you can get past the unwieldy melodrama of the film, but the second coming of “Erin Brockovich” this is not. Read full review
40
VarietyPeter DebrugeOct 17, 2020
What should have been a galvanizing David-versus-Goliath story pales in comparison with Amazon series “Goliath,” which is comparably colorful but far more coherent as it hits so many of the same beats. Read full review
40
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergOct 15, 2020
Clearly well-intentioned, The Devil Has a Name means to deliver an inspirational lesson about the depravity of big industry and the power of the little guy. But it’s mostly a muddle. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 13, 2020
The Devil Has a Name stops staggering down that fine line between thriller and spoof and takes a header straight into the ditch. Read full review
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