The Green Butchers
Newmarket Films | Release Date: December 3, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
9
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
While the acting is top-notch, the real star of the film is the script. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Mikkelsen and Kaas are up to the demands of their roles, revealing impressive range and skill. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Macabre, oddly gripping. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
Pitch-perfect performances bring it all home, particularly that of Danish leading man Mikkelsen. Read full review
70
Washington PostNelson Pressley
Jensen's tone is admirably dry, and the film offers its pleasures through small, writerly details. Read full review
70
Film ThreatStina Chyn
A dark comedy whose story is propelled by shock but sustained by issues of love and forgiveness. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Neither rare nor particularly well done. If you're looking for Danish meatballs served on dark wry, though, you could do worse. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
Black comedies don't get much darker than this. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The result isn't exactly funny, just profoundly peculiar and even occasionally, unexpectedly poignant. Read full review
50
VarietyGunnar Rehlin
Will be either a turn-on or turn-off, depending on one's sense of humor. Read full review
50
Village VoiceBenjamin Strong
The two leads capably humanize an overdetermined screenplay that often fumbles with bludgeoning symbolism and rank sentimentality. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
It's the sick humor that's most appealing about this odd little Danish film. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
A movie in search of a theme. Svend and Bjarne aren't bad or uninteresting characters, and certainly the two talented actors playing them are inherently watchable. But there's too little meat on these bones. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Should have been either darker or funnier. Or both. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. Musetto
A flawed black comedy about two buddies who open a butcher's shop in a small Danish town. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
It's a clammy, odd duck of a movie, a black comedy that seems strangely content with merely being morbid. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
The ghoulish tone and Mikkelsen's glassy performance smother any laughs. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Neither funny nor outrageous nor horrifying nor conventionally affecting. Read full review
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