The Kill Team
Belga Films | Release Date: October 25, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
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Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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6
Negative:
0
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Screen DailyStephen Whitty May 2, 2019
At its core, The Kill Team has one great performance, and some important things to say – about the dangerous appeal of the strong, and the easy malleability of the young. It’s well worth watching, and thinking on. It’s just a shame that that great performance isn’t matched by all the others – and that what the film has to say is said in such a dutifully by-the-book way. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubRoxana HadadiOct 23, 2019
Its depiction of toxic masculinity and bloodthirstiness within the U.S. Army is blunted by an overly passive lead performance and a lack of specificity in its storytelling. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzOct 31, 2019
Lean, sincere, impassioned filmmaking, yet it fails to leave as much of an impression as it clearly wants to. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergOct 24, 2019
While the leads are credible, the filmmaking (including a hacky score) adds a sheen of macho familiarity to a narrative that was eerily matter-of-fact in doc form. Read full review
50
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiOct 24, 2019
Skarsgård is dangerous as ever here, but writer-director Dan Krauss’ drama offers very little insight into the minds of these men, and we’re left with no satisfying takeaway. It’s just one upsetting scene after another. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshOct 24, 2019
Krauss digs into the murky, uneasy morality of wartime, but The Kill Team doesn’t quite convey the brutality of these crimes with the same power that news accounts or even Krauss’ own documentary have. Read full review
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