49
Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperSmart, sly and subtle, Georgetown is in the tradition of Reversal of Fortune, The Informant! and Catch Me If You Can — fictionalized and stylized entertainment based on true crime events.
- 75ObserverRex ReedObserverRex ReedThe acting is first-rate from start to finish, but it is really Mr. Waltz who keeps the action flowing. Both demon and clown, he’s horrifying, appealing and immensely mesmerizing in a film about the pitfalls that await anyone who falls for charm while ignoring the evils that can sometimes hide behind the facade of disingenuous priorities.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeIt's the kind of serious but broadly appealing, modestly scaled picture that people love to say doesn't exist any more.
- 50IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichThe way that the film resolves — or doesn’t — leaves the distinct impression that Waltz simply ran out of interest in this story, which would be an explanation as understandable as it is frustrating.
- 50Slant MagazineOleg IvanovSlant MagazineOleg IvanovIt’s an occasionally amusing and insightful beltway satire that’s ultimately undone by its conventional mise-en-scène and predictable plot.
- 40The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeCuriously flat ... From the opening few frames through to a clunky introductory sequence, there’s something frustratingly off-balance about Georgetown.
- 40VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeIt’s downright tricky to maintain the tone Waltz is going for here, but the story is consistently outrageous enough to keep us guessing, and Redgrave goes a long way to offset the lunacy of it all. ... But instead of getting more interesting as it goes on, Waltz’s performance grows tiresome.
- 40The New York TimesCalum MarshThe New York TimesCalum MarshThe cast can only do so much with thin material, and Waltz, duping and swindling grandly, isn’t equipped to make the long con interesting.