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Dead Man Down
2013
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Dead Man Down
Positive Reviews
40
Negative reviews
36
Average Rating
2.7
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2.0
Advertisement Dead Man Down doesnt tip its hand about its ultimate subject until late in the film.
Av Club
3.0
It doesnt rely too much on gore or violence and rather enjoys its colorful supporters, including Isabelle Huppert as a deaf, doting mother, Armand Ass ..
Common Sense Media
2.5
He obviously doesnt think that Darcy is going to find anything and at the same time, neither do we, so theres not really much of a reason to care.
We Got This Covered
3.5
Dead Man Down is unexpectedly good, smart and compelling even through its rougher patches
We Got This Covered
2.0
Two hours of fractious, would be arty idling is more than enough, so thank goodness for French actress Isabelle Huppert, delightfully dotty as Rapaces ..
Time Out
1.5
Neither the on nor off screen talent can spark much life into this self consciously moody revenge tale, which ends up feeling like a strained exercise ..
Screen Daily
4.5
So you sit there and you watch, as an interestingly offbeat, occasionally even touching drama about the all consuming power of vengeance becomes a lud ..
Vulture
4.5
That crack cast still keeps things involving, especially Rapaces emotionally and physically disfigured Beatrice.
The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
This isnt edge of your seat stuff its scratch your head but it isnt revealing too much to say that the forever underused Colin Farrell is the best thi ..
2.0
This is too dull to function as a thriller and too silly to qualify as anything else.
Telegraph
3.0
But with so many twists, the movie feels like its trying too hard.
3.0
A pleasingly intricate double (or is it triple) revenge plot anchored by excellent acting, with a terrific burst of action at the climax.
3.0
Before it devolves into typical American style action, theres an intriguing, European style complexity to Dead Man Down.
Ny Daily News
3.5
As for Noomi Rapace, DEAD MAN DOWN is easily the best acting shes done in English, although to be brutally honest, thats not setting the bar too high ..
JoBlo
3.0
Dead Man Down is two thirds of a film for the arthouse/indie crowd with a third leftover for the mindless action lover.
Screen Rant
3.8
Yep, theres a whole lot going on here, but this is one of those plot heavy scripts that carries its weight with confidence the intricate twists dont c ..
The Globe And Mail
1.9
The film has been directed in a murky, rhythmless fashion by Niels Arden Oplev, who directed Rapace in the original, and terrific, Swedish language Th ..
Philly
2.0
In terms of plot, the script by J.H. Wyman doesnt benefit from Oplevs lapidary approach, which sets off its logical lapses in the broadest relief.
One Guys Opinion
1.5
Its all so much turgid brooding, dialogue underlined with import, and leaden symbolism involving Rapaces white and red dresses, none of which is salva ..
Village Voice
1.9
The odd character turn, unusual location and burst of cleverly profane dialogue doesnt rescue the muddle that is Dead Man Down.
Rogers Movie Nation
2.0
An innocuous, unappealing and in the end an absurdly violent revenge gangster film.
Sover
3.1
Explores a common ground for noir thrillers before stumbling and imploding in a climax that feels like it might have been hijacked from an Arnold Schw ..
ReelViews
2.0
Frustrating because there are so many bright, inventive production participants making very dim decisions with suspense and action, turning a promisin ..
Blu Ray
2.5
Its a strong premise that essentially turns the sympathetic Beatrice into the antagonist.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.5
Farrell doesnt say much, but communicates mightily with his expressive brown eyes.
Usa Today
1.5
Here, though, they cant make much of a generic revenge tale that centers around Victor (Farrell), a once good man who has infiltrated a New York crime ..
Screen It
3.0
Oplev directs with a lush seductiveness thats earthy enough to draw us into each setting while stirring up emotional undercurrents.
Shadows On The Wall
3.5
(W)hat we have here is both foreign and familiar, yet another intriguing, if incomplete take on an age old Hollywood crime genre from someone far remo ..
Pop Matters
1.5
In the end, a viewer can do little more than appreciate Dead Mans shimmering look and wish all involved better luck in their next endeavor.
The Wrap
3.0
Scrapes a pass thanks to offbeat performances and a couple of enjoyably preposterous action sequences.
View London
1.3
If youre thinking Beatrice represents a new start for this sullen widower, youre right to a point.
News Day
0.6
While a mob thriller can be as nasty as it likes, what it cant be is silly.
New York Post
2.5
But before this urban revenge melodrama falls apart in a clatter of plot absurdities and pretensions, it has its loopy charms.
Boston
2.5
14A The cautionary adage about weaving tangled webs in the process of deception certainly applies to Dead Man Down, an overwrought thriller brought to ..
Toronto Star
2.0
Appealing international cast and brooding noirish ambience cant compensate for this silly and twisted revenge tale, Oplevs disappointing American debu ..
Emanuellevy
1.5
Dead Man Down is a self consciously dark movie thats ultimately let down by JH Wymans script.
Guardian
2.0
Its beautifully cast, deliciously well acted and wickedly funny at times.
Daily Mail
2.0
This convoluted thrillers nondescript title is a pointer to its flaws: unfocused and overlong, its swill of criminal characters and sub plots feel lik ..
Flim List
4.5
Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace are a knockout combination, their relationship grounded on a knifes edge of destruction
2.0
You are left feeling sorry for the actors who do their best, including Britains Dominic Cooper, wasted as a dorkish gangster colleague of Victors.
Express
3.0
Oplev composes shots with grace and an understanding of where everything is geographically and how scenes relate to each other in the multi threaded p ..
Blogs Indie Wire
3.0
A jagged, unbalanced (in every sense) revenge flick that nonetheless offers up twists and brooding noir ness.
Total Film
3.5
And when its time for the splashy explosive ending, Oplev is definitely up for it with some creative shoot outs and innovative deaths.
Lyles Movie Files
2.0
will be enough to send some to this urban thriller but the film will send them away disappointed.
Standard
2.0
The cast does all that they can, but, by the end, Dead Man Down plays as a confused, noble misfire.
Film School Rejects
4.0
These arent cardboard cutouts; and excessive dialogue doesnt make up for lack of substance.
2.0
Deprived of decent pacing and far too serious for its own good, Oplevs Dead Man Down is an at times artful action thriller with a handful of puissant ..
Cine Vue
2.0
By the time Dead Man Down descends into ultra violence, youll be long past caring.
Digital Spy
2.3
Theres a crazypants crime movie and the damaged people find each other relationship movie, but together, its a jambalaya that doesnt work.
You Tube
1.3
Certainly an incident like this would be traumaticparticularly for a former beautician, Beatrice suggestsbut gutless writer J.H. Wyman (The Mexican) m ..
Red Eye Chicago
1.0
Howard is convinced hes convinced hes the taunter because they both cross their sevens.
Screen Crush
2.5
Its too bad Dead Man Down cant quite pull itself out of purgatory.
Dustin Put Man
3.0
Heres yet another preposterous action movie thats made watchable by a skilful director and an engaging cast.
Contact Music
3.0
Though rife with elements that will get it categorized as an action flick, this film aspires to be a psychological thriller as well, and it almost suc ..
Killer Movie Reviews
3.1
Rapace is eminently watchable, though, bringing the same fire she had in her Dragon Tattoo trilogy.
Sltrib
3.5
Not all of it hits its mark, but when the picture starts to gain momentum at the hour mark, its distinctiveness sets in. And its almost startling.
Cinemix Tape
3.8
I am recommending that you see this, if only so you can explain to me what the hell just happened.
Crave Online
2.5
... a dour little crime thriller that, in the end, proves more infuriating than intriguing. A pity. Oplev remains a talent to watch. He certainly dese ..
Bitly
3.0
Its an uneven mix, with several plot strands running parallel, not least Victors complicated gangster games.
Metro
3.0
It gives us no real themes to marinate upon, yet it gives us very little memorable action in which to revel. Its simply a mish mosh and a shame.
Movie Mezzanine
1.5
A lifeless attempt to fuse a taut crime thriller and a complex psychological drama.
Film 4
3.0
Quite interesting, in an odd way, and as much of a drama as it is a thriller.
Jam! Movies
2.0
Other times, it feels like hes being forced into an over the top actioner by the studio.
Fat Guys At The Movies
4.5
Suppose Armand Assante had played the mother, not as a father, as a mother. Suppose Isabelle Huppert had taken the Colin Farrell part. This may be no ..
New Republic
4.5
However, theres an oddly unbalanced dynamic at work; hes lost a family and shes still a beautiful woman that, with time and a little make up, will see ..
Ion Cinema
2.0
There are a couple of decent action scenes but this is just too ridiculous to be taken as seriously as it expects to be. With a slight re edit, it cou ..
Daily Star
4.5
Dead Man Down is Oplev demonstrating the same great cinematic sense he did with Millenium Series, and that revenge is never a straight line, its a tho ..
Graffiti With Punctuation
3.0
A disappointingly by the numbers revenge yarn unspieled at great length ...
Sky
3.5
F. Murray Abraham and Armand Assante are criminally underused, but this is an engrossing film that has a well told story and for that Id say it makes ..
Schmoes Know
4.5
Dead Man Down is a very serious thriller featuring very serious stars being very serious about the seriousness at hand.
Film.com
2.0
Any film in which Isabelle Huppert is cast and then given absolutely nothing to do is a crime against cinema.
Little White Lies
4.0
This defiant survival attitude that Rapace embraces effortlessly combines sumptuously with Farrells natural despondency to make for a hypnotic watch.
Hey U Guys
0.5
The screenplay by J. H. Wyman is squirm inducing in its preposterous dialogue and haphazard plotting.
Huffing Ton Post
3.0
Farrell worked with the great Forest Whitaker on Phone Booth and its a shame that Terrence Howard doesnt get more to do here.
Birmingham Mail
1.3
Chris Hewitt can be reached at 651 228 5552 or twitter.com/ChrisHMovie.
Twin Cities
1.5
The idea for the script is solid, though its fondness for melodrama can be a little much at times. And the conclusion is somewhat forced and slightly ..
Digital Journal
4.5
While its not quite as good as Drive, if youre looking for a different than average thriller then check out Dead Man Down.
KCCI (Des Moines, IA)
1.5
Im not sure what the attraction was supposed to be here plot holes and pretentious patter
7 Dvt
4.5
The plot and characters of pulpy revenge thriller Dead Man Down are pure B movie stuff, yet stars Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace lend the film unexpec ..
Movie Talk
3.0
The plot unfolds slowly, obliquely and in some cases backwards, although its a measure of Oplevs skill as director that were never lost in the labyrin ..
National Post
4.5
The brightest attraction in this gripping potboiler is the cast, which is loaded to the gills with high pedigree actors like Isabelle Huppert, who com ..
Movies With Butter
3.8
Though the wheels gradually come off the increasingly preposterous production, all is forgiven on account of the convoluted adventures compelling stor ..
EURWeb
2.5
Dead Man Downs script falls prey to its own downward trajectory, its unwieldy array of cheap contrivances and half witted switcheroos amounting to lit ..
1.5
A derivative collection of brazen plot holes and latenight cable cliches.
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