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Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80CineVueMatthew AndersonCineVueMatthew AndersonThe Violators bravely paints a vicious circle without pulling any punches and shows real promise in a new female British filmmaker.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt’s flawed by a slightly unconvincing and anticlimactic gun-related ending, but well acted, forthright and confident in the universe it creates.
- 60Time Out LondonKate LloydTime Out LondonKate LloydIt’s the directorial debut of novelist Helen Walsh and details as small as the actresses’ eyebrows reveal huge amounts about their characters. It’s also cleverly shot.
- 60Total FilmJamie GrahamTotal FilmJamie GrahamThe Violators suffers from inevitable comparisons to Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank, but is anchored by McQueen’s terrific performance in her feature debut.
- 60VarietyGuy LodgeVarietyGuy LodgeThis study of adolescent desire and alienation across class lines takes its time nurturing a tensely ambiguous relationship between its two young female leads — alertly played by newcomers Lauren McQueen and Brogan Ellis — only to squander a measure of that intrigue on a blunt third-act twist.