Slant Magazine
The film sanctimoniously suggests that ignorance or distrust of the news is nothing new, but rather the bedrock of America’s formation.
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News of the World
Tom Hanks agrees to help rescue a kidnapped young girl while travelling the Wild West in this Western drama helmed by Oscar nominee Paul Greengrass (United 93). Luke Davies (Lion, Beautiful Boy) adapts it for the screen from Paulette Jiles's novel.
2021Rating: M, Violence118 minsUSA
DramaWestern
- Director:
- Paul Greengrass ('United 93', 'The Bourne Ultimatum', 'Bloody Sunday')
- Writer:
- Luke Davies
- Cast:
- Tom HanksHelena ZengelMichael Angelo CovinoFred HechingerThomas Francis MurphyNeil SandilandsStafford DouglasChukwudi IwujiAnnacheska Brown
News of the World / Reviews
Variety
While the trek in between needn’t be dull, Greengrass has made it curiously unengaging.
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Slash Film
As great as Hanks is, even his talents aren’t enough to distract us from the sheer predictability of what’s going on here.
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IndieWire
So much of its simple power is owed to the grounded nature of the director’s approach...
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USA Today
The palpable chemistry between Hanks and Zengel helps the odd friendship to blossom on screen.
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Screen Daily
Greengrass is definitely aiming for big-screen entertainment here, and Hanks is the actor to deliver it.
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BBC
There is something quietly miraculous about the way Hanks embodies this character, making him the stirring and fresh emotional centre of a beautifully old-fashioned Western.
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Entertainment Weekly
There's a cumulative weight to World that feels, if hardly new, still worth sitting through.
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