Most Wanted

critic Reviews

, 70% Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • Although it suffers in comparison to similar suspense thrillers, Most Wanted benefits from solid casting and a taut, intelligent storytelling approach.
  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Leslie FelperinGuardian
    Using blanched lighting setups and grainy effects, the film evokes those gritty 1970s true-crime films such as Midnight Express and The French Connection, and that's always a good thing.
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    Richard RoeperChicago Sun-Times
    Most Wanted runs a little long and a little ragged, but it's still a solid adaptation of a mind-boggling, true-life story.
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    Matt Zoller SeitzRogerEbert.com
    [Hartnett's] unconvincing performance amplifies many of the movie's worst tendencies.
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    John DeForeHollywood Reporter
    Quick and pretty constant cutting between different threads of this story keep Most Wanted from feeling as long as it actually is, but it also keeps us from committing fully to any one story, all of which feel slightly underwritten.
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    Guy LodgeVariety
    Does its... job with proficient integrity, but as much inventiveness as you'd guess from that all-purpose placeholder of a title.
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    Barry HertzGlobe and Mail
    The result is a three-pronged narrative that inventively plays with structure and time, allowing the natural dramatic tension of Malarek's international chase to nicely dovetail with Léger's ugly experiences in the criminal justice system.
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  • , Rotten Tomatometer Score
    Cody DericksNext Best Picture
    Ultimately, “Most Wanted” is an inherently interesting true story that's told in a way that saps it of its excitement. The bold narrative structure doesn't quite live up to what it's trying to do.
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    Alex BehanStuff.co.nz
    If you like a good yarn about the importance of investigative journalism, you'll definitely enjoy this... Oh, and Jim Gaffigan is really scary. He should be the bad guy in everything.
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    Richard CrouseRichard Crouse
    A low-key thriller, short on action but long on intrigue.
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    Pallabi Dey PurkayasthaThe Times of India
    Olivier has said that if not for Victor Malarek, he may never have returned to Canada or be able to tell his side of the story. Unfortunately, none of these sentiments shine through in its visual representation.
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