The Man Who Wasn't There
USA Films | Release Date: October 31, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
27
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2
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60
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Thornton seems born to play the sort of slow-witted poet of the mundane that the Coens find worthy of their condescending affection. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
It's clever, in a "dare you to name this hommage" kind of way, but it's fundamentally heartless and coldly hollow. Read full review
40
Film ThreatSaul Austerlitz
tThe resulting hodgepodge is a medley of the brothers’ favorite verbal and visual tics, making much noise and signifying nothing. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
The Coens have a true feeling for the sleek surfaces of the genre, but they don't connect with its sordid, sexy undercurrent; that's why Crane is made to seem so passive. Read full review
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