The Killers
Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 7, 1964 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

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60
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Like its predecessor, Siegel's version is at its best while setting up the chillingly ruthless detail of the opening execution (here unnervingly set in an asylum for the blind), less satisfying when it starts providing an answer to the mysterious passivity of the victim (Cassavetes). Read full review
60
TimeStaff (Not Credited)
Perhaps the sole justification for turning a fine old movie into a just passable new one can be summed up as Angie Dickinson. Read full review
50
The New York TimesEugene Archer
Donald Siegel, a talented director, is too handicapped by his limited means to do much with the fragments of plot about a fall guy involved with a mail robbery, a devious redhead and double-crosses following in predictable sequence. His actors seem dispirited by the script. Read full review
50
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Coon’s screenplay is burdened with affected dialog and contrived plotwork. Virtually nothing of the original Hemingway remains. Read full review
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