The Face of an Angel
Screen Media Films | Release Date: June 19, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
9
Negative:
6
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RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyJun 19, 2015
To get at the heart of what’s wrong with The Face of an Angel all you need to do is consider the professional stones it takes to adapt the Amanda Knox case into yet another movie about the existential/amorous crises of a white male filmmaker. (And then have the nerve to dedicate the results to the memory of the murder-victim in the real-life case!) Read full review
35
TheWrapTim AppeloJun 16, 2015
The Face of an Angel is opaque in every way. Winterbottom will make another great movie. But if he didn’t want to make the Amanda Knox story, why did he so halfheartedly try? Read full review
30
The DissolveScott TobiasJun 18, 2015
Virtually nothing happens in the film that enhances viewers’ understanding of the situation. Winterbottom and company merely survey the scene, kick around a few half-assed moments of atmosphere and suspense, shrug their shoulders, and pack it in for the night. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerJun 16, 2015
Winterbottom is not out to thrill, but to lecture on the truth, which, he believes, can only be found in fiction. Read full review
20
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJun 18, 2015
Rambling, frustrating and wholly uninvolving, The Face of an Angel (based on Barbie Latza Nadeau’s nonfiction account of the murder) swarms with ideas that have no place to land. Read full review
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New York Daily NewsStephen WhittyJun 17, 2015
How do you make one of the decade’s most sensational crimes boring? It’s an odd trick, but director Michael Winterbottom manages it in The Face of an Angel, a stubbornly dull retelling of the famous Italian case. Read full review
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