Zipper
Alchemy | Release Date: August 28, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
7
Negative:
3
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70
Village VoiceChris PackhamAug 25, 2015
Wilson is a charismatic and underused actor, perfect here as a guy with a talent for convincing others of his virtue. Headey, as Sam's wife, creates a surprisingly complex portrait of a woman shattered by her husband but hungry for higher social position. Read full review
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The New York TimesAndy WebsterAug 27, 2015
The script, by Ms. Stephens and Joel Viertel, though lurching at times into overstatement, is enhanced with worthy if fleeting performances from John Cho and Christopher McDonald as Sam’s colleagues. Ray Winstone, as a journalist, effectively melds sleaze and compassion. Read full review
50
The PlaylistOktay Ege KozakSep 1, 2015
A monologue delivered by a senator played by Richard Dreyfuss is so clunky, that he might as well have broken the fourth wall in order to make sure the audience understood that his speech was supposed to represent the a major theme in the story. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comChristy LemireAug 28, 2015
Headey is coolly fierce and shares some powerful moments with both Wilson and Winstone as the reporter who threatens to expose this juicy sex scandal. But these scattered pieces don’t create a complete and convincing picture. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineClayton DillardAug 23, 2015
It wants for a keener vision of corrupted power, but at least Mora Stephens navigates her main character's sudden slew of infidelities without banalizing them. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsKatherine PushkarAug 26, 2015
On all counts, Zipper comes up short. Read full review
40
VarietyGeoff BerkshireJul 26, 2015
Tawdry but cripplingly self-serious, the second feature from Mora Stephens (a full decade after her little-seen, also politically themed debut “Conventioneers”) benefits from Patrick Wilson’s committed star turn. Read full review
40
The GuardianJordan HoffmanJul 26, 2015
What’s ultimately frustrating about Zipper is that it seems like it has something important to say about infidelity and the sex industry, but can’t decide what that should be. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperAug 27, 2015
Zipper might be entertaining enough in a campy way for you to watch it on demand as long as you’ve got a really big bowl of popcorn and an even bigger glass of wine (or the non-alcoholic elixir of your choice) to get you through. Might. Be. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenAug 27, 2015
Instead of taking the audience in unfamiliar directions, filmmaker Mora Stephens (who wrote the script with Joel Viertel) is in such a heated rush to get to all the salacious bits, the story doesn't build crucial dramatic tension. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyJul 26, 2015
There's neither topicality nor bite in this bland pseudo-thriller, which lathers on composer H. Scott Salinas' high-suspense score like shower gel after sweaty sex, yet rarely musters an ounce of genuine tension. Read full review
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