ZigZag
Silver Nitrate | Release Date: June 14, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
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Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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5
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5
Negative:
0
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90
VarietyJoe Leydon
Evidencing savvy visual flair and compelling storytelling skill, Goyer infuses heart and vigor into material that could have come off as overly familiar at best, sappily improbable at worst. Read full review
80
Film ThreatMerle Bertrand
ZigZag rests heavily on Jones III's sensational turn as the lead character. Capable of drawing empathy without pity from an audience, his ZigZag is the unlikely constant in a world swirling with change and intrigue. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
The greatest strength of this modest production is Jones. ZigZag's autism is mild, meaning his symptoms are subtle, and the 19-year-old novice is completely convincing. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
For all its crime-story elements, this richly colored, beautifully shot film is really a story of the friendship between Singer and the kid he calls ZigZag, a relationship made all the more poignant by the fact that Singer is very sick. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
ZigZag is also richly cinematic. Los Angeles locales have been chosen with a keen eye to freshness and pungent atmosphere, and they have been masterfully photographed by James L. Carter with a notably effective play of dark and light. Read full review
50
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Might have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted. The characters would resonate more if there were fewer of them, and if they were not pushed through so many contrived dramatic incidents. Read full review
50
New York PostMegan Lehmann
The character of ZigZag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyJohn Dentino
A great ensemble cast can't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Kid-pulp screenwriter Goyer (Dark City, Blade I and II) manages some mature textures but his movie never surmounts its manipulative ideas. Read full review
40
New Times (L.A.)Robert Wilonsky
Either a put-on or a straight shooter; that you can't tell the difference underscores its small but ultimately overwhelming flaws. Read full review
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