Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
HBO | Release Date: January 12, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
PopMattersCynthia FuchsJan 12, 2012
Season 1 Review: The hallmark of all three films has been their understanding and embrace of subjects' self-presentations./ Read full review
80
Washington PostHank StueverJan 12, 2012
Season 1 Review: Paradise Lost 3 is perhaps the most interesting and well-made film of the trilogy Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Matt Zoller SeitzJan 17, 2012
Season 1 Review: Paradise Lost 3 never loses sight of the sickening black humor of it all--how Echols, Baldwin, and Misskelley became, in effect, mere extras in a shadowplay about the omnipotence of the state. In the shadow of such sickness, all the personal dramas can't help but pale, but there are still surprising and powerful moments. Read full review
60
The New York TimesMike HaleJan 12, 2012
Season 1 Review: The new film, despite the astounding story it tells, is the most conventional, least urgent and, cinematically, the least interesting of the three. Read full review
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