The Crime Boss

R16
2020
|
115 mins
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Two low-level drug runners (Liam Hemsworth and Clarke Duke, who also co-writes and directs) double-cross their boss (Vince Vaughn) in... More

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The Crime Boss | Ratings & Reviews

"Most of (The Crime Boss)... just falls flat, despite individual scenes here and there that work."

San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco Chronicle

"Unexpectedly fun, drawing you through its world of not-very-good-at-this criminals, low-lifes and people who want little more than to just hang about with verve and panache."

Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times

"Clark Duke’s film takes an unusual perspective on a familiar genre but is weighed down by its dull, uneven pace."

The New York TimesThe New York Times

"Has a kind of ambling, affectionate weirdness to it."

NPRNPR

"As a collection of smart-mouthed southern ne'er-do-wells (The Crime Boss) amuses, but as a showcase for colourful 70s menswear, it excels."

The GuardianThe Guardian

"(The film) not only squanders some good talent, it's a tragic waste of a fine book."

Empire MagazineEmpire Magazine

"What doesn’t work so well is the last stretch, which aims at a more mournful, serious tone than relatively breezy earlier events have earned."

VarietyVariety

"The performances in Arkansas—including Hemsworth’s and Duke’s—are excellent across the board. And the script features some wonderfully old-school hardboiled dialogue, like when Her says she likes boys like Kyle and Swin, “Who don’t get hung up on having a long life.”"

A.V. ClubA.V. Club

"Leaving aside a hackneyed third-act development, which provides some pathos that isn’t wholly earned, the film’s insistence on keeping the stakes low throughout is probably its key strength."

Slant MagazineSlant Magazine

"“I always suspected that I didn’t want the desirable things in life — women, cars, houses — the things people use to chisel out a tidy philosophy of life. I was just as pleased to get drunk or drink a bunch and not get drunk.” If those words speak to you, Arkansas is a movie destination that won’t disappoint."

Rolling StoneRolling Stone

"That kind of gallow’s humor defines the surface tone of “Arkansas,” which often feels like a riff on “Breaking Bad,” only now it’s more about how sad it is to be poor white trash."

RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.com

"Underwhelming, despite a surprising abundance of talent."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

The Crime Boss | Details

Rating
R16,
Runtime
115
Genre
Thriller
Country of origin
USA

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