Triple 9
Open Road Films (II) | Release Date: February 26, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 41 Critic Reviews
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15
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20
Negative:
6
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinFeb 25, 2016
Given the movie’s bloody stew of greed and sadism, its unbalanced frames and ear-scraping soundscape, its moral tidiness can bring a smile to your otherwise appalled face. Read full review
60
The TelegraphRobbie CollinFeb 20, 2016
It's an accomplished disappointment: the zealous cast, surplus of attitude and sinewy set pieces never quite compensate for the thinly sketched characters, unfocused plot and general gnawing sense of potential not being met. Read full review
60
EmpireIan FreerFeb 17, 2016
The interesting world of the film doesn’t get the story it deserves. Read full review
58
IndieWireEric KohnFeb 25, 2016
Expert craftsmanship can't rescue Triple 9 from the constant feeling of a pulpy remix. Read full review
50
ConsequenceAllison ShoemakerMar 2, 2016
It’s great when a film leaves you wanting more, but not when you weren’t given much to begin with. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsFeb 26, 2016
It's not a ridiculous degree of complexity per se, but screenwriter Matt Cook mistakes solemnity for gravity, and a high body count for dramatic urgency. The cast is terrific, unfortunately. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerFeb 25, 2016
Though compelling in the acting and cinematography, Triple 9’s plot is by the numbers and about nothing. Read full review
50
New York PostLou LumenickFeb 25, 2016
In the end, this relentlessly nihilistic crime-caper thriller adds up to less than the sum of its impressive parts. Read full review
50
Washington PostAnn HornadayFeb 25, 2016
Triple 9 feels more like a collection of good scenes than a novel, propulsive whole. Viewers are apt to be entertained by the film’s visceral pulp pleasures, but left apathetic when it comes to its instantly forgettable genre cliches. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineJake ColeFeb 24, 2016
It arrives prepackaged with suggested comparisons to Michael Mann's Heat that it never earns because of its dreary literal-mindedness. Read full review
50
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenFeb 24, 2016
[Hillcoat’s] an expert in creating and sustaining gut-twisting tension. Good qualities all, but used here in the service of a story that is truly unappetizing. Read full review
50
ScreenCrushMatt SingerFeb 23, 2016
This sort of ultra-dark crime picture is commonly described as “hard boiled,” but that adjective feels insufficient for Triple 9, which burns away any sense of hope until only misery and suffering remain. Read full review
50
The PlaylistOliver LytteltonFeb 17, 2016
As well-handled as the set pieces are, the connective tissue doesn’t pull you along, and then collapses completely in a messy, unsatisfying final act. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyFeb 17, 2016
Individual scenes are charged with energy, tense confrontations are numerous, and Hillcoat and Cook's intentions were undoubtedly partly to tease and taunt viewers with uncertainly about where they, and the characters, stand, to figure out who's got the power and who doesn't. If it was possible to give a damn about any of them, it would help. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyFeb 24, 2016
The most impressive thing about Triple 9 is that it somehow manages to be both predictable and incoherent at the same time. Well, that and the fact that it manages to make half a dozen good actors look really lost. Read full review
40
The New York TimesManohla DargisFeb 25, 2016
Mr. Hillcoat wears his nihilism easily and persuasively (his films include “The Road”), so his weird bids at mordant comedy feel as forced as they are ill-considered. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsStephen Whitty Feb 24, 2016
When the story does wrap up, it's all too little, too late, and far too long. Which given everything stuffed into it, just leaves the super-sized Triple 9 triply disappointing. Read full review
40
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlFeb 23, 2016
The story isn't complex, but its telling is tangled, often willfully so. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawFeb 20, 2016
The story is clotted and overloaded, lacking the necessary clean tautness and suspense. And Kate Winslet's turn as a hatchet-faced Russian mob matriarch is a bit on the ridiculous side. Read full review
40
CineVueJamie NeishFeb 17, 2016
Triple 9 becomes a victim of its own inane script. All the usual cop tropes are there - and that's part of the problem. Rarely does screenwriter Matt Cook throw anything at the page that hasn't been done better elsewhere. Read full review
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