Traveller
October Films | Release Date: April 18, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1
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80
VarietyEmanuel Levy
The film shrewdly humanizes its protagonists to the point where the audience forgets their identity and roots for them to succeed - and survive. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
This fresh and interesting story about a tight-knit clan of Irish grifters in the rural South who make their living scamming is a ''con men on the road'' picture all the more welcome during a season of junky action thrillers and indie-style explorations of kinky sex. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The script is smart and sneaky - by never telling the audience more than is necessary, it develops a keen sense of suspense that persists until the gritty final reel. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The screenplay by Jim McGlynn, which plays a little like something Eastwood might have made, is subtle and observant; there aren't big plot points, but lots of little ones, and the plot allows us the delight of figuring out the scams. [25 Apr 1997]
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Paxton (who also produced) and Marguiles turn in fine, affecting performances, Wahlberg is better than you might expect, and the story is powered by a knock-out soundtrack. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
The subject's nice - a clan of Irish con artists operating in the rural south - but the movie breaks down into separate pieces, some fresher than others, without much cumulative force. Read full review
70
Washington PostRichard Harrington
Green proves adept at capturing the quiet intensity and peculiar rhythms of Traveller culture. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Green wisely gives his actors lots of room to work, all the while putting the emphasis on the characters and their relationships instead of the blurry hokum of the narrative threads. Read full review
63
San Francisco ExaminerBarbara Shulgasser
Directing his first movie, Jack Green, cinematographer on several Clint Eastwood films, shows an ease with the material (written by Jim McGlynn), but there's something a bit dull about the movie. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Traveller is a little too rosy and pat, but it clambers its way to entertainment value all the same. [2 May 1997]
63
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
Traveller is a low-key, intelligent examination of some fascinating people who must do plenty of fast talking just to survive. [25 Apr 1997]
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