Viper Club
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: October 26, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
5
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenOct 31, 2018
There is grace in Sarandon’s performance. And heartbreaking power. Read full review
80
Film Journal InternationalDoris ToumarkineOct 30, 2018
Above all, this is Sarandon’s picture and maybe her best film work in many years. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedOct 28, 2018
The film eschews a Hollywood happy ending in favor of bone-chilling reality, which makes Viper Club doubly relevant amid current headlines. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyOct 25, 2018
Viper Club is an earnest and often engaging film that’s undeniably heartfelt. It’s capital-I important and timely. But without its star’s passionate, nuanced performance, it would run the risk of being a bit generic and forgettable. Read full review
63
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisNov 2, 2018
In a film that should be dripping with drama, there is surprisingly little tension. Read full review
60
Rolling StoneDavid FearOct 28, 2018
Rage, not righteousness, is the mode here, but the muted, disbelieving, draining kind. Simple answers aren’t on the menu. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranOct 25, 2018
Viper Club is an attempt at a very difficult balancing act. It doesn’t quite succeed, but it deploys enough persuasive elements to make the attempt involving. Read full review
60
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergOct 25, 2018
Viper Club falters with mawkish flashbacks of the mother and son, and with its ham-fisted, repeated emphasis on the smarm of government officials. But it is mostly gripping. Read full review
60
TheWrapDan CallahanOct 25, 2018
This is a slow-burning movie, but its stealth and intelligence eventually packs an emotional punch. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovNov 6, 2018
Iranian-American director Keshavarz utilizes the always reliable Sarandon to fine effect, but the final takeaway is less than riveting. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 6, 2018
Sarandon is always a compelling presence, but too much is left unsaid and unplayed here to pull us in. Viper Club needed action, suspense, more pathos and forward motion. She tries to do it all with her eyes, and it’s not enough. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonOct 26, 2018
Viper Club is being released by YouTube Original Films, which is appropriate because it looks like it was shot and framed for the tiniest YouTube window possible. This is an ugly looking film filled with headache-inducing, shaky close-ups and questionable editing. Read full review
37
Washington PostAlan ZilbermanOct 31, 2018
Good intentions only go so far, especially when they mask tawdry melodrama. Even the best movies push emotional buttons, but they work because viewers become wrapped up in the story. This one is so manipulative you can hear the gears grinding — until they lock up. Read full review
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