The Virtuoso
Lionsgate | Release Date: April 30, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
24
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisApr 28, 2021
The Virtuoso covers well-worn territory — the assassin story is almost a genre unto itself — and director Nick Stagliano, hampered by a predictable script, can’t bring much new to the game. Read full review
40
The TelegraphTim RobeyApr 30, 2021
Director and co-writer Nick Stagliano tries to wax serious about the business of killing, but the trouble is, he hasn’t written any characters who scan as real people. Read full review
40
The GuardianLeslie FelperinApr 30, 2021
When it’s all over and the big twist you saw coming in the first 15 minutes has been revealed, you feel empty, a bit depressed, and like you need another cup of coffee. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 28, 2021
It’s the sort of film that starts out bad and occasionally lapses into awful, largely thanks to a dull lead and the fact that the script has him narrating, in voice over, his every move in the second person. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiApr 30, 2021
Director Nick Stagliano doesn’t help matters much by presenting the material with a poky pace that does not exactly bring the narrative to vivid life. Read full review
20
VarietyPeter DebrugeApr 30, 2021
Hopkins isn’t awful in The Virtuoso, but the movie that surrounds him is. Read full review
10
The New York TimesGlenn KennyApr 29, 2021
It’s not just the title character who fails to thrive. The filmmaking is on occasion, to put it kindly, fractured. Read full review
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