49
Metascore
28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe Reckoning, with a script by Mark Mills, demands close attention; it's a play of words and ideas crowding for consideration.
- 60Los Angeles TimesManohla DargisLos Angeles TimesManohla DargisThe Reckoning isn't great by any means and there are moments during the final stretch when it isn't even good. But for its first hour or so, the story moves at a steady clip, generating enough mystery to keep you guessing and enough atmosphere to keep you interested.
- 50L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasThe Reckoning proceeds with such leaden literal-mindedness that it never seems more than a stodgy (and, at times, blatantly silly) paperback affair.
- 50New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsHas so many ideas working in it that they all but suffocate its thin plot.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe story never gathers much dramatic momentum despite an impressive cast and a lot of dank Middle Ages atmosphere.
- 40The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsMaddeningly dull. It works on the cerebrum while the rest of the body drifts off to sleep, and the dullness only intensifies as the film goes on.
- 40Village VoiceEd ParkVillage VoiceEd ParkEmphatically acted, ponderous, and ultimately a little silly.
- 40The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensTrudges along the well-trod path of high-minded, schematic storytelling.
- 30Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternThe crucial evidence has to do with rigor mortis. The movie's a stiff too.