The Hummingbird Project
Orchard, The | Release Date: March 15, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
10
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
EmpireIan FreerJun 14, 2019
Although sometimes it gets bogged down in the details of drilling, The Hummingbird Project extracts enough entertainment value from an unpromising premise, greatly helped by Jesse Eisenberg finding the humanity in his hustler. Read full review
60
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMar 20, 2019
It may be haphazard and loosely focused. But thanks to Skarsgård it’s never really boring. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinMar 18, 2019
Some of the supporting actors register, especially Michael Mando as the unpretentious but quick-witted chief engineer. But the only surprise is Skarsgård. He has played wife-beaters, vampires, rapists, and mute would-be detectives, but who’d have thought he’d make a credible nerd? Read full review
58
Original-CinKim HughesMar 20, 2019
The Hummingbird Project is a fun enough ride though one with significant logic bumps that may prove as intractable as the terrain its characters hope to traverse. Read full review
50
ConsequenceClint WorthingtonMar 22, 2019
While treating entrepreneurism like a classic Greek tragedy isn’t a bad idea in theory, Nguyen’s script is more than a little clunky, and the imagery nakedly self-serving. It’s a film about two people digging a hole so they can make ten more dollars per transaction, no matter how handsomely it’s presented. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonMar 15, 2019
This one works overtime, shifting gears repeatedly without once providing enough substance for the viewer to engage. Read full review
50
New York PostSara StewartMar 14, 2019
Salma Hayek, as their vengeful ex-boss Eva Torres, is fun to watch as she plots to outwit them time and again, but ultimately, there’s no one here to really care about. Read full review
50
Rolling StonePeter TraversMar 13, 2019
Nguyen can stir up all the sturm and drang he wants, but Hummingbird feels as humdrum and impersonal as a blueprint. Read full review
42
The PlaylistWarren CantrellMar 14, 2019
A halfway interesting story with a few too many ideas and a lack of tonal cohesion. Read full review
40
The GuardianMike McCahillJun 18, 2019
It’s the kind of verbose corporate parable David Mamet would sit down to write after a heavy night on the sauce. Read full review
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