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Galveston

2018

Mélanie Laurent

Ben Foster, Elle Fanning, Lili Reinhart, María Valverde ...

5.8

2,770

Drama. Thriller Nic Pizzolatto adapts his own bestseller about a wounded hitman (Ben Foster) on the run with a troubled young prostitute (Elle Fanning) and her kid sister.

	Author	Review
United States	Ben Kenigsberg The New York Times	"The grimy ambience and a few winning moments with the actors buy the movie some time (...) The epilogue reaches for a gravitas the material simply doesn’t earn."	NEU
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"A seedy but sincere and strikingly attractive picture (...) The strength of its direction and performances should attract applause on the fest circuit."	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"'Galveston' is tough, uncompromising, and hauntingly believable (...) Laurent recognizes that the female character isn’t just a prop in Roy Cady’s redemption"	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"It takes far too long for 'Galveston' to emerge from the novocaine of its various clichés and allow us to feel the tender flesh that bleeds across every scene"	NEU
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"Foster is very good, and Fanning is even better, but 'Galveston' is one of those movies that ended, and I wondered why I had taken the journey."	NEU
United States	Christian Gallichio The Playlist	"Ben Foster and Elle Fanning are at the top of their game (...) Laurent is a confident director who elevates the pulpy plot of Pizzolato’s novel into a unique reflection of characters on the margins of society"	POS
United States	Mike D'Angelo AV Club	"Everything about 'Galveston' is expertly realized, provided you’re willing to ignore the nagging emptiness where its emotional core was meant to be."	NEU
United States	Mae Hamilton Austin Chronicle	"[It] sparkles with humor and humanity (...) It promises to be a crime thriller, and does not disappoint"	POS
United States	Keith Watson Slant	"A pensive but plodding story (...) A slow, directionless anti-thriller that never manages to build tension or establish any stakes (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Bilge Ebiri Vulture	"As a crime drama, the film is so stripped down to its basics... (...) [Laurent] certainly has an eye, and demonstrates an occasional deftness with action and suspense."	NEU

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