The Life of David Gale
critic Reviews
, 19% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Instead of offering a convincing argument against the death penalty, this implausible, convoluted thriller pounds the viewer over the head with its message.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreNell MinowCommon Sense Media
An overripe melodrama -- a time waster.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRead full articleLiz Moody Empire Magazine
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreDavid EdelsteinSlate
It would take an intellect far superior to mine to explain the rationale -- or, for that matter, the release -- of David Gale.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreAndrew SarrisObserver
I ended up feeling sorry for Mr. Spacey, Ms. Winslet and Ms. Linney, so contrived was the foolishness in which they found themselves embroiled.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMarjorie BaumgartenAustin Chronicle
Suffers from Parker's same overindulgence in making points at the expense of making stories.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRex ReedObserver
Grading on the curve, I give it high marks for trying something different, but somewhat lower ones for entertainment value.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreGlenn DunksJunkee
...one of the most offensively cheap and concocted 'twist' endings of all time
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreEmanuel LevyEmanuelLevy.Com
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreFelix Vasquez Jr.Cinema Crazed
Manages to offend the same people it seeks to defend with the most ridiculous and nonsensical endings that I've ever seen.
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