City by the Sea
critic Reviews
, 48% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Even though the movie is well acted, it sinks under an abundance of melodrama and cliches.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreNell MinowCommon Sense Media
Ambitious, improbable and very violent cop drama.
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- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSara Michelle FettersMovieFreak.com
It doesn't help that much of City by the Sea plays so precisely lock step in the same order as so many other policiers. It's difficult to muster up much excitement as the film lurches to its pre-ordained conclusion.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreNev PierceBBC.com
Sombre, unpretentious and quietly moving.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScorePeter RainerNew York Magazine/Vulture
A compendium of clichs about fathers and sons.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRead full articleSteve DavisAustin Chronicle
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMicheal ComptonBowling Green Daily News
It all adds up to a moving film that may not be unforgettable, but it is memorable nonetheless.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreEmanuel LevyEmanuelLevy.Com
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreFelix Vasquez Jr.Cinema Crazed
It's a shame that the source material and filmmakers manage to waste all the talented actors in this project.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMichael DequinaTheMovieReport.com
The film ends up as shallow as the thankless love interest role Frances McDormand somehow agreed to play here.
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