Waiting for the Barbarians
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date (Streaming): August 7, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
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12
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The PlaylistLuke HicksSep 12, 2019
The metaphors are a bit too numerous and on the nose at times, but Rylance’s unbelievable performance overshadows the minor downfalls. Read full review
67
The Film StageJared MobarakAug 4, 2020
Despite the on-the-nose delivery of its messaging being intentional, Coetzee’s script will surely alienate some viewers. The slow pacing won’t do it any favors either, considering it promises weightier drama than that heightened, moralizing tone could ever provide. Read full review
63
The Associated PressJocelyn NoveckAug 6, 2020
A novel like Coetzee’s invites readers to fill in the blank spaces. On a screen, we tend to crave more specificity. The result, coupled with a too-languorous pace, is a film that’s intermittently engrossing and always interesting, but less potent than it could have been. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreAug 4, 2020
Depp could be dismissed as just a name and a costume who got the film financed, but his Franco-Teutonic take on Joll never quite crosses into caricature. It’s good to see him putting in the effort. Pattinson? His tiny part basically is just a name and a costume who got the film financed. Read full review
63
Slant MagazinePat BrownAug 3, 2020
Ciro Guerra never quite finds an imagistic equivalent to the novel’s apocalyptic mood and subtly hallucinogenic atmosphere. Read full review
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