The Laundromat

  • 2019


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Positive Reviews 73
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Average Rating 2.7/5
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3.0
With the exception of one inspired passage involving a family negotiating an uncomfortable secret, the vignettes dont hold much individual interest. Av Club
2.5
The film, crosscutting slickly through time and space, never accumulates any narrative or investigative momentum. Av Club
3.0
If a motley crew of movie stars is what it takes to shine more light on government malfeasance, then let Meryl carry that torch in a wig and a bucket .. EW
2.5
It also doesnt help that its an incredibly complicated issue, the kind that doesnt lend itself to packages on the nightly news or feature films. Rogerebert
4.0
Unlike similarly themed movies The Wolf of Wall Street and The Big Short, The Laundromat isnt shockingly funny. Common Sense Media
2.0
While The Laundromat amounts to feature length finger pointing, theres no denying the underlying appeal of Soderberghs indictment for the way it break .. Indie Wire
4.5
Based on Secrecy World, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jake Bernsteins book length expos of the shadow economy, The Laundromat doesnt pretend t .. Variety
2.0
Except The Laundromat isnt Erin Brockovich or Silkwood, with a campaigning blue collar figure standing up for whats right. Time Out
4.0
They play like jaunty little sitcoms but carry the distinct whiff of sulphur. The Guardian
1.9
For every eviscerated remake or toothless throwback, theres a startlingly fresh take on the genres most time honored tropes; for every milquetoast PG ..
3.1
An intriguingly interpretive if scattershot and tonally uneven attempt to deconstruct the financial and legal arcana contained in the massive data dum ..
1.0
If theres cinema to be soaped out of the Panama Papers scandal, Steven Soderbergh hasnt found it in The Laundromat, a poorly conceived and executed fi .. Screen Daily
4.5
Its best to look at The Laundromat as more of a dramatized summation of an extremely complicated, albeit important event. Collider
1.5
Despite the filmmakers obvious smarts and oft proven skills, theres a kind of off putting effrontery about Soderberghs approach here that rather sours .. The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
For a movie about how awful the world is and how it got that way, The Laundromat is kind of a lark. The New York Times
2.0
A film that was clearly made with good intentions and a desire to expose financial wrongs to the light of day but it is just too gimmicky for its own .. E Film Critic
3.0
But although the structure makes sense as a thematic jigsaw, piecing together the global malice that screws us all, the disconnect doesnt make for suc ..
2.5
The Laundromat is stylishly and smartly put together, but ultimately isnt sure what story it should be telling. Cinema Blend
2.5
Sections like this feel more like something left out of an OCEANS ELEVEN sequel (complete with a David Holmes score) than anything else. JoBlo
2.5
The Laundromat is a scattered, disappointing effort by Soderbergh that fails to make the most its source material and talented ensemble. Screen Rant
3.1
The Laundromat is more like the zippy comedy of The Informant!, but with Meryl Streep subbed in for Matt Damon. The Globe And Mail
3.0
The result is instructive, but in a genially rueful way thats consistently both amusing and engrossingand, in the end, a little depressing in its mess .. One Guys Opinion
2.5
If youre lost, youre not alone. The evidence suggests Soderbergh and his screenwriter were, too. Rogers Movie Nation
3.8
Soderbergh made The Laundromat for Netflix and is on record as saying that he doesnt care whether anyone sees it in a theater. ReelViews
2.0
Taking cues from Adam McKays The Big Short and Vice, Soderbergh strives to stay ahead of a shapeless movie, laboring to make something cheeky, but it .. Blu Ray
2.5
The Laundromat is a jumble that only makes this confusing issue even more difficult to comprehend. Mark Reviews Movies
2.5
By the time the overtly didactic finale rolls around, The Laundromat has certainly confirmed its place as a strange misfire that doesnt really succeed .. Reel Film Reviews
1.5
A disjointed but timely message movie, worth to watch on Netflix thanks to the caliber of its messengers. You Tube
2.0
This new film, alas, needed a director with a steadier focus and less ambition. More coherence, less dazzle. The Times
3.0
Like The Big Short, this film blows the lid off of corruption infecting global financial markets, but it also shows the real life consequences of this .. Lariat
3.0
Its certainly different, rather pleased with itself and awash with cameos (Sharon Stone, David Schwimmer, Jeffrey Wright, among others) but its seriou .. Radio Times
3.0
The directors adaptation is a nonsensical, deeply convoluted disaster that wastes an enjoyably oddball cast. Independent
1.5
The movie isnt as slight as the Oceans films, as dense as Traffic or as playful as Out of Sight; its more like The Informant!, Decider
1.5
Flails about with an excess of bad ideas that undercut the justifiable outrage over the events depicted. The Wrap
1.5
One cant really criticise a film for not shaping up to ones own version of what it could have been. Hindustan Times
4.5
Director Steven Soderbergh chose an unusual theatrical way of telling this story one that seems designed to entertain viewers as well as to enlighten .. Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
A tapestry of stories and characters, The Laundromat doesnt necessarily leave you any wiser about the finer details of the Panama Papers, or what they .. Flim List
3.5
Soderbergh undoubtedly crafts an incredibly alluring fixture with a hefty and enlightening impactful weight. Film Inquiry
1.5
Yet this is an excessively, brutally didactic film that ultimately feels quite hypocritical; its more of a scolding lecture than a scathing indictment .. Film Inquiry
3.0
Steven Soderberghs stylized, sardonic expose of financial corruption, preaching The meek are screwed. Susang Ranger
2.0
For something so passionately angry, The Laundromat elicits nothing more than a shoulder shrug. Flickering Myth
4.5
At just over 90 minutes, theres little excuse for pacing thats as variable as this. Flickering Myth
2.5
Even with the best of the intentions in mind, Soderbergh couldnt avoid a mess. The Laundromat splashes about a sea of silliness and artifice. Flim Threet
4.5
Whether the average viewer of The Big Short could, two days after watching it, still tell you about subprimes is open to debate; I suspect that, for m .. New Yorker
4.5
Soderbergh isnt always the most visually dynamic director, and here hes more interested in crisp dialogue and the interplay between characters. Time
2.0
All credit to Soderberghs frequent screenwriter Scott Z. Burns, who has done a fine job of translating Jake Bernsteins dense non fiction account of th .. The Film Stage
3.8
Soderbergh and Burns remain exceptionally well matched collaborators. Theyre after just enough human interest to make us care, and just enough socioec .. Chicago Tribune
3.1
Still, if The Laundromat doesnt anger you into wanting to find out more, its a waste of Soderberghs time and ours. Boston Globe
2.0
An important story marred by a failed approach to the telling. Strange to watch Meryl Streep transform into Jared Leto. Uproxx
4.5
In that joyless laughter that this cleverer than you think film there is a message. Deccan Chronicle
3.0
This scrappy, episodic movie ends with Streep stripping off her disguise to harangue us on what it means that democracys checks and balances have fail .. Standard
1.5
Steven Soderberghs The Laundromat plays with breaking down the fourth wall and self aware performance but also ends with a scene so thoroughly condesc .. Pajiba
3.0
Soderbergh keeps the heavy themes light and even playful, and Streep rides the films sardonic wave in a double role that sees her donning a garish dis .. Detroit News
0.5
Its entirely possible to share the movies political concerns and even outrage over the practices on display and still resent being beaten over the hea .. Cnn
3.0
The Sum of Those Parts: For all that The Laundromat has going for it, though, the film doesnt really amount to much. Consequence Of Sound
3.0
Most average people dont just lack the means to avoid taxes; they dont even know theres a way that other people do. Vox
3.0
And if ever the energy threatens to lag, theres David Holmes heel toe, quick change score with its rubbery basslines and scurrying percussion. The Play List
3.0
Its all lively and eccentric and kind of insubstantial, despite the obvious talent in front of and behind the camera. Now Toronto
4.5
Theyre cheeky and charming at first reminding us they didnt write this while showcasing the kind of legal schmooze theyve built their law partner care .. Film School Rejects
3.0
Hopefully, Soderberghs film will raise more awareness as well as a chuckle. Cine Vue
4.0
The movie is, in sum, an enjoyable romp, the cinematic equivalent of a Radox bath after a hard day. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
4.5
The Laundromat is a fun ride while youre on it, but is probably a lesser entry into the directors esteemed personal canon. Lw Lies
4.0
The Laundromat is a fun ride while youre on it, but is probably a lesser entry into the directors esteemed personal canon. Lw Lies
3.0
Netflix For all the fourth walls The Laundromat breaks, the movie cant escape itself. Digital Spy
1.5
Maybe it was wrong to expect something along the lines of Adam McKays excellent The Big Short, which examined a similarly complicated matter with shar .. The Stranger
3.0
Soderbergh keeps things loose and uses much fourth wall breaking and comic digression to avoid a didactic tone, and in a country hopping series of vig .. Ft
4.5
Speaking of pious and forlorn, although not in a bad way, Netflixs run of the BBC Wales drama Hinterland is well worth a look. Stuff
1.5
The most successful recent film in this didactic formessentially fictionalized Michael Moore movieswas probably Adam McKays The Big Short, about a par .. Vanity Fair
2.0
Even when playing ordinary, Streep commands the screen completely... without her, Soderberghs fragile edifice crumbles. The Arts Desk
2.5
For almost half of its runtime, The Laundromats balance of didactic comedy and tragic crusading works surprisingly well. Daily Dot
3.8
Like much of his less commercial work (props to Netflix for bankrolling something so shape shifting and bizarre), The Laundromat proves a slippery wor .. Film
2.5
Steven Soderberghs social satire mashes up multiple stories of various tones, but they never become a cohesive package. Chicago Sun Times
2.0
But the fun theyre trying to have doesnt fit the material, which is strangely undercooked and impersonal despite attempts to make clear how the rich a .. Punch Drunk Critics
1.5
As you can imagine, this onslaught of fact, anecdote, and educated conjecture becomes rather unwieldy, even (or perhaps especially) when whittled down .. Straight
3.5
Like The Laundromat, the films scathing message is hidden beneath campy comedy. Straits Times
4.5
Theres nobody here youre unhappy about spending time with (Jeffrey Wright! The Ringer
4.5
Its a star powered, experimental wake up call, which chutes and ladders its way to distraction but keeps its eyes on the prize. Film Comment
2.0
The Laundromat has no idea what story it wants to tell, nor how sincerely it wants to tell it, and isnt half as much fun to watch as it clearly was to .. One Room With A View
3.0
Ultimately youll get the most out of The Laundromat if youre a Soderbergh completist, or looking for some slightly dated, mildly bizarre lightweight h .. The Shiz Nit
1.3
But, truisms do not make for compelling drama, not when the film is set up The Big Short style as a thoughtful exercise of outrage and of unmasked sec .. Awards Circuit
1.5
Still, that doesnt mean Soderbergh cant have a little fun from time to time. Bitly
1.5
But The Laundromats righteous anger and ambition folds itself in knots. Polygon
1.5
This cheeky, post modern, talking head docu style storytelling is only effective if the audiences sympathy is directed the right way by utilizing the .. Lainey Gossip
3.0
THE LAUNDROMAT has a sophisticated subject matter thats dressed up with a snazzy presentation that cant help to be pleased with its own existence. Fresh Fiction
2.5
The cast is an embarrassment of riches... That only underscores the productions random, rambling vibe. Seven Day Svt
1.5
While there are certainly elements here that disappoint, theres also a sense of Burns and Soderbergh applying themselves to a potentially impossible c .. Bfi
3.0
But theres nothing here that feels cathartic, resolved or regrettably, unfamiliar. Original Cin
2.5
If youre a completist like me, you wont suffer much, but you also wont rank this amongst Soderberghs best work. Third Coast Review
4.5
Jeffrey Wright gives a nice study in complacency as a bigamous accountant paid to be the signatory of thousands of companies that dont exist. New States Man
3.0
Its a shame that The Laundromat doesnt quite work because it has some really good ideas and concepts. Cultured Vultures
3.5
Soderbergh has done a brute and fanciful thing with... a political provocation not so much torn from the headlines of top shelf newspapers but ripped .. New City Film
3.0
Soderbergh knows how to entice us into paying attention, and entertain us until we are willing to think. Movie Mom
2.5
The scene doesnt belong anywhere near the rest of the blithe, comedic treatment of all these fiscal crimes. Theepoch Times
2.5
It gets to the point where it seems that even the actors dont really know what theyre talking about. Datebook Sfchronicle
1.3
Its understandable: Complex financial securities dont easily translate to film. Ap News
3.8
A tale set in China even showcases the visual flair of Soderberghs James Bond influences, not seen since 2011s Gina Carano starring actioner Haywire. Spectrum Culture
4.5
Star studded recollection of Panama Papers scandal is lively, eye opening and yet another vehicle for the stupendous award winning Meryl Streep. Wp Me
2.5
It manages to muddle simple concepts in the process by being too cute with them and to meander when it should entertain, though a couple storylines ha .. Am Ny
3.1
Theres an accident, Joe doesnt make it and Ellen, who thinks shes going to buy a condo in the sky, drink mai tais and watch the sun rise, is in for a .. Cambridge Day
4.5
Meryl Streep delivers another fine performance, combining anger with humor. Entertainment Voice
2.0
The bit and payoff isnt exactly bolstering with warmth or compassion, and you wonder how Streep was convinced to adhere to Soderberghs vision in a rol .. The Only Critic
4.5
But, before you know it, theres a new shiny gimmick that captures the imagination, and the cycle repeats. Battle Royale With Cheese
2.5
Here, however, this is so mediocre, youre shocked whos involved here. Hollywood News
2.0
The tone is breezy, but never especially funny, and its a rare prestige film thats too short. Splice Today
3.0
My problem with this film is not in any way linked to the political text that, I admit, is very fair in portraying the journalistic chronicle of a leg ..
2.0
The topic deserves a more substantial, more searching film than this jeu desprit and Oldman and Banderas definitely deserve to be in that film. Bbc
1.5
Ellens aw shucks realizations about the realities of one percenter tax avoidance are dramatized by a series of anecdotes about decadent rich assholes. Cinema Scope
3.5
with the sickeningly impersonal examination of Side Effects and Contagion. Entertainment Ie
2.0
Soderberghs sleekness is probably not the right match for what should have been a much more angry and painful film. Patrick Nabarro
2.0
In its ambitious attempt to encapsulate a colossal global financial scandal within a cute, 95 minute comedy, the movie doesnt quite add up. Metro Weekly
2.5
The Laundromat doesnt pay much attention to its characters disparities, confusing social caricature with stereotype. Film Monthly
3.0
What doesnt help is that the stories neither complement one another nor settle into a comprehensive tone. The Reader (Omaha, NE)
3.0
Streep, de glammed for the role with silly hat and clothes, is the best acting in the movie. Worldo Free L
1.5
Steven Soderbergh discards his generally non committal stance in The Laundromat, offering a fairly withering critique of global corporate tax evasion .. World Socialist Web Site
1.9
Ultimately, while Soderbergh makes a film about greed, he doesnt completely formulates the human toll past a playground for his actors. 812 Film Reviews
1.5
We merely get duped into believing shes important when reality exposes the opposite. Jaredmobarak
1.5
As lessons about tax avoidance abound, viewers may be fatigued by all the sermonizing.
1.8
A quality cast is betrayed by a clumsily assembled script in Steven Soderberghs overly preachy documentary/dramedy hybrid approach to the Panama Paper .. The Hollywood Outsider
2.0
Hotel Mumbai (15) THE 2008 Mumbai terror attacks resulted in 174 deaths and more than 300 wounded, which might leave you rather queasy about finding i .. Metro News
1.5
Despite its charm, The Laundromat runs the risk of being buried in the maelstrom and in the algorithmic contemporary audiovisual culture. Fotogramas
3.0
Think Erin Brokovich, but without the push up bras and Oscar thirsty showboating. Book & Film Globe
4.5
The dizzying madcap whirl with The Laundromat gives audiences the rinse and the spin they need. That Shelf
2.5
While it has some issues, writer Scott Z. Burns adaptation of Jake Bernsteins book Secrecy World doesnt seem to be the real problem either. The Digital Fix
1.5
But a convoluted narrative structure, thinly written characters and an inability to bring real insight makes THE LAUNDROMAT a repetitive, pedestrian e .. Awards Watch
2.3
Its just a brilliant action thriller from the filmmaking vet that I hope people will look for, even if theyre not a fan of Miikes work before this. Weekend Warrior Blog Tumbl ..
4.5
The Laundromat is very well written... And if that is not enough, Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas are always worth it. Cocalecas
4.5
Its a bold move, but one that doesnt pay off since the two are presented as caricatures rather than flesh and blood characters. Haaretz
1.5
Unfortunately, the story itself is too busy, jumbled and more than a bit dry. I found myself watching the clock and even pausing a time or two, shocke .. The Daily Times (Tennessee ..
1.5
Their smirky aint I a stinker delivery grows tiresome almost immediately, giving the impression of an old SNL wild and crazy guys sketch that stubborn .. Wbur
2.0
The fact that youre not left in a state of outrage is quite a failing of a film that should inspire just that. VultureHound
3.1
Although The Laundromat intents to simplify the story of the scandal that shook the world, its disjointed vignettes and characters make it way more co ..
1.5
Not to say Meryl Streep isnt convincing but thats maybe not the most woke casting idea. Showbiz Cheat Sheet
2.5
Even with the best of the intentions in mind, Soderbergh didnt avoid a mess, plunging The Laundromat into a sea of silliness and artifice. Always Good Movies
1.5
And what that consideration reveals is a film overwhelmed by its own myopia. Stabroek News
4.5
Its a film that is just designed around thing specifically: showcasing Rene Zellwegers incredible performance as Judy Garland. FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los A ..
2.5
That is a story that deserves to be told a few times, because, amazingly enough, Americans just do not get it. Its Just Movies
1.5
While The Big Short does a magnificent job of simplifying economic concepts for a broad audience, The Laundromat wobbles through these explanations an ..
1.0
It is arguably one of the most embarrassing film codas I have ever witnessed, rivaling Vices atrocious post credits scene for its self congratulatory ..
4.0
We know that when Steven Soderbergh decides to tell a story with intelligence, his movies turn out good, and that is the case now with The Laundromat. La Nación (Costa Rica)
3.1
Has entertaining sequences, a master directors touch and Meryl Streep, but the pieces dont make a satisfying whole. Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) ..
3.0
Through the story and actions of the cast, you can see actions that were thought to be rational and cost effective were really irrational and costly. Phantom Tollbooth
3.0
Soderbergh and Streep turn an informational corruption scandal film into an entertaining romp. Texas Art & Film
4.0
Although its not Pain and Glory levels of Oscar worthy excellence, hes still pretty great.
1.5
If you are into movies that depict complicated real life corporate scandals in a way that is easy to understand, with small doses of humor and empathy .. Pop Culture Leftovers
3.0
For those who know the broad strokes of the events, who are familiar with the potential of the director and his eyewatering cast this often feels like .. Culture Whisper
2.0
An unfocused hybrid of drama and comedy that never manages to organize enough to tell its necessary story QiiBO
3.0
Uses arch humor to get us angry when we hear about how the rich one percent are screwing us over. Big Apple Reviews
1.5
Moments that hold hypothetical resonance...are instead played with smug, back slapping broadness.
1.5
The film, despite the narrative elements it contains, works more as an informative audiovisual product and as a reporting tool, than as a fiction that .. Proceso
4.5
But ten years on, when the greed of the ultrarich has sucked the world dry, satire proves an unsettling genre in which to present grievous truths. Art Forum
2.5
ROBBERY: 3 STARS Just because the movie has a generic title doesnt mean it has a run of the mill story. Richard Crouse
2.0
With a distancing attitude of high minded impertinence and an absurdist humor that circles the target but cant quite hit it, The Laundromat doesnt fee .. Cine Gods
4.5
In this The Laundromat doesnt shy away from admitting it has Streep playing a Latina. Remezcla
1.0
There is certainly a fascinating story to be told about the Panama Papers; this film just doesnt do it. Their Own League
1.5
But there isnt enough of a movie here for Misters Oldman and Banderas to hold together, no matter their wit and charm and charisma. SooToday.com
2.0
With nods to Kubricks film, this is no nostalgia trip, but more like a last stand. She Likes Movies
4.5
As a story about the Panama Papers itself, The Laundromat is deeply flawed. Yet, as a film about how society is so corrupt that the Panama Papers scan .. HeadStuff



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