The Quarry
Lionsgate | Release Date (Streaming): April 17, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
The PlaylistJason BaileyApr 14, 2020
Its leads deliver, individually and especially together, and Teems somehow manages to sound a note of reserved hope at the picture’s conclusion, without sacrificing the inherent nihilism of the genre. Read full review
70
TheWrapSteve PondApr 20, 2020
You can think of The Quarry as a subtle thriller, but it’s more of a meditation on guilt, forgiveness and redemption in the West. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenApr 16, 2020
An ambitious combination of suspense thriller and brooding treatise on existential themes, The Quarry feels like a throwback to the era of late-night cable movies, when art, ambition and genre pulp would often collide. Read full review
67
The Film StageJared MobarakApr 14, 2020
What makes The Quarry compelling is the fact that we know from the start that Whigham isn’t a monster. His performance is too full of heartbreak and remorse for that to be true. This man is caught within a loop he knows he can stop if he only finds the courage to do so. It’s not easy. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 11, 2020
But Teems and his team get a nice spin on Southern Gothic tropes and types, and The Quarry makes for a slow, simmering tale that has glorious performances and rewards, even in its noticeable shortcomings. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeApr 13, 2020
Sensitive performances only go so far toward generating sparks in the slow-moving film, which never becomes the crime-and-punishment nail-biter it might've been. Read full review
50
VarietyOwen GleibermanApr 20, 2020
In The Quarry, sin has its wages, but that’s all it has. It’s too dry to offer anything like temptation. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliApr 20, 2020
One note portrayals, skin deep characters, and a glacial pace all combine to prevent The Quarry from succeeding either as a slow-burn thriller or a message-oriented drama. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiApr 17, 2020
The Quarry may be a slow burn from a dramatic standpoint but it is only when Shannon is around that it flickers, however briefly, to life. Read full review
50
Screen RantHannah HoolihanApr 16, 2020
Although The Quarry feels lackluster in its execution, it's an intriguing story of redemption that's largely carried by a captivating Michael Shannon. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTy BurrApr 16, 2020
Watching Shea Whigham and Michael Shannon in The Quarry is like watching two highly qualified surgeons try to jolt a comatose patient back to life. They get the limbs twitching nicely, but the heart never turns over and starts running. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubBeatrice LoayzaApr 14, 2020
This muddled slow-burn tragedy — adapted from the Damon Galgut novel of the same name — is unfocused and overly familiar. It also fumbles its political commentary. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenApr 14, 2020
Only Michel Shannon’s off-kilter timing brings The Quarry to sporadic life. Read full review
40
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergApr 16, 2020
The film plays as if it’s been smothered under a pile of rocks. Read full review
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