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Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50New York PostSara StewartNew York PostSara StewartThe Poison Rose doesn’t aspire to transcend any clichés, and judging from the flagging energy level of the actors, everyone involved knows it.
- 30Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayEven with solid supporting performances by Morgan Freeman, Robert Patrick and Peter Stormare, this movie’s just … well, sad. Twenty-five years ago, this exact cast and creative team might have turned this material into something to rival “Harper” or “Body Heat.” Now, they all seem slower and lazier: as committed to making a taut mystery as they are to mastering a Texas drawl.
- 30VarietyTomris LafflyVarietyTomris LafflyIt’s just a sad, unimaginative affair in which an impressive lineup of talented names goes to waste before our eyes.
- 20The GuardianCath ClarkeThe GuardianCath ClarkeIt’s a preposterous plot, with a damp-squib ending, and like an episode of Dallas, the dialogue gets phonier and phonier.