The film is directionless and charmless.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film is directionless and charmless.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Me hate it.

~ David Haviland -

Me hate it.

~ David Haviland -

The veteran director brings more than enough to the table to make his version well worth watching.

~ David Graham -

The veteran director brings more than enough to the table to make his version well worth watching.

~ David Graham -

One of the tricksiest, most tautly plotted rollercoaster rides through the thriller genre since The Usual Suspects.

~ Anton Bitel -

One of the tricksiest, most tautly plotted rollercoaster rides through the thriller genre since The Usual Suspects.

~ Anton Bitel -

The film is uneven and, at times, sentimental, with a terrific performance from Washington in a less than glamorous role.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film is uneven and, at times, sentimental, with a terrific performance from Washington in a less than glamorous role.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The madness and the badness is everywhere - the dangerous and the foolish

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The madness and the badness is everywhere - the dangerous and the foolish

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

There's a lot of interesting stuff here and the potential for a powerful film. This is Lee in quirky mode, however, empowered by Netflix to do pretty much whatever he wants and quickly losing his focus.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's a lot of interesting stuff here and the potential for a powerful film. This is Lee in quirky mode, however, empowered by Netflix to do pretty much whatever he wants and quickly losing his focus.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Lee is inventive in his shooting - particularly in his use of an aerial camera above the stage and another that lurks at the back at barefoot level, both capturing elements of the performance that an audience on the night would not be able to see.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Lee is inventive in his shooting - particularly in his use of an aerial camera above the stage and another that lurks at the back at barefoot level, both capturing elements of the performance that an audience on the night would not be able to see.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Though not entirely successful, Lee's adaptation certainly has balls.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Though not entirely successful, Lee's adaptation certainly has balls.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This emerges as a piece of bravura filmmaking that tackles huge themes with style and intelligence while providing a compelling narrative drive.

~ Richard Mowe -

This emerges as a piece of bravura filmmaking that tackles huge themes with style and intelligence while providing a compelling narrative drive.

~ Richard Mowe -

No filmmaker since Woody Allen has loved New York like this, but Lee is prepared to show it in all its stark ugliness.

~ Jennie Kermode -

No filmmaker since Woody Allen has loved New York like this, but Lee is prepared to show it in all its stark ugliness.

~ Jennie Kermode -