The Statement
Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: December 12, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
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Mixed or average reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
20
Negative:
5
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30
SalonCharles Taylor
A stiff, clunky piece of work that never builds up urgency or tension. The script, by playwright Ronald Harwood, who wrote the script for Roman Polanski's "The Pianist," is close to atrocious. Read full review
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Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Brit actors can't even be bothered to speak with French accents. Read full review
30
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Never gels into the smart, tightly orchestrated cat-and-mouse game that it promises to be. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleSteve Davis
By the time The Statement comes to its inevitable conclusion, you'll be hard pressed to remember much about it, sadly enough. In other words, The Statement doesn't make much of one. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Harwood's screenplay obscures any sort of philosophical, religious, or historical considerations in favor of pulpy and faith-bruising sensationalism. Read full review
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