Trash
Universal Pictures | Release Date: October 9, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
6
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
CineVueLucy PopescuJan 29, 2015
The sheer joy and energy of the boys propels Trash and keeps us rooting for good over evil despite the contrived ending. Read full review
80
Time Out LondonCath ClarkeJan 27, 2015
Some people will hate Trash for being not grittily real enough, but Daldry’s point – a hope-against-hope optimistic one – is that the energy of young people can change Brazil. Read full review
80
EmpireSimon BraundJan 26, 2015
Another winner from Daldry, this is an unexpectedly gritty crime drama set in the teeming favelas and grimy backstreets of Rio. A cracking script from Richard Curtis, with roughly 80 per cent of the dialogue in street patois, is brilliantly served by the three leads. Read full review
80
The GuardianJordan RiefeOct 26, 2014
As a mystery, Trash is compelling enough though its milieu and the outstanding performances at the centre of the movie are what set it apart. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyStaff (Not credited)Oct 9, 2015
The child actors are all charming and refreshingly un-child-actory, and Martin Sheen is good as gruff, hard-drinking priest. Read full review
75
New York PostSara StewartOct 7, 2015
Comparisons to “Slumdog Millionaire” are inevitable, but the kinetic Trash has a rhythm all its own. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenOct 8, 2015
The compelling film, like its energetic young stars, is in constant motion. Although the nominally gritty tone occasionally gives way to the director's weakness for the theatrical, the film is rooted by that trio of engagingly authentic performances. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianMarc MohanOct 9, 2015
The result is an uneasy mix of social-issue realism and escapist excitement that's ultimately disposable. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerOct 26, 2014
At best, Trash works as a vibrant, occasionally suspenseful postcard-portrait of a place that’s always great to see on the big screen. Read full review
60
VarietyJay WeissbergOct 26, 2014
Trash works in large part thanks to the infectious energy and sheer pleasure in comradeship exuded by the three young teen boys. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonOct 9, 2015
Daldry’s latest, Trash, co-directed with Christian Duurvoort, not only pitches the same Academy woo, it shamelessly mimics Best Picture winner “Slumdog Millionaire.” Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayOct 8, 2015
But while once upon a time Daldry made a very good movie like "Billy Elliot", here he lets what should’ve been an efficient little thriller get stymied by an excess of style, and the weight of self-importance. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriOct 26, 2015
A misguided attempt to mix together social realism, children’s adventure, and political thriller, Stephen Daldry’s Trash never sits still long enough to be any of those things. Read full review
40
The TelegraphTim RobeyJan 29, 2015
Having your heart in the right place isn’t much use, if you’ve forgotten your head somewhere up Sugarloaf Mountain. Read full review
33
The PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicOct 8, 2015
Too many times, Trash asks the audience to trust its characters and their words unconditionally by throwing around terms like "change," "hope," and "rights" with no basis whatsoever. Read full review
30
Village VoiceSimon AbramsOct 10, 2015
Trash's creators never say anything thoughtful or useful about the extreme violence they liberally — and irresponsibly — use to characterize third-world adolescence. Read full review
30
The New York TimesStephen HoldenOct 8, 2015
Trash is a shameless bid to recycle the mystique of “Slumdog Millionaire,” its likable, overrated prototype. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineClayton DillardOct 5, 2015
Director Stephen Daldry, working from an exploitative script by Richard Curtis, opts for a full-on Slumdog Millionaire imitation. Read full review
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