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Clint Eastwood’s latest filmCry Machohas some critics feeling torn.
Despite “a few grace notes,“the Chicago Tribune’s Michael PhillipscalledCry Macho"fond and foolish in equal measure,” suggesting it is “far too much to claim thatCry Machobelongs anywhere near work from Eastwood’s greatest streaks.”
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The New York Times' A.O. Scottcalled the film “a deep cut for the die-hards.”
“The twists arrive, but not with the impact you might expect. What started as a thriller takes a long detour into the pastoral,” he wrote.
Bilge Ebiri from VarietysaidCry Macho"works when it has to,” adding, “It’s a fragile enterprise — lovely to bask in, but liable to fall apart if you stare too hard. The same could be said for its star. He’s part of the illusion.”
G. Allen Johnson of theSan Francisco Chronicle, on the other hand, found it to be “one of the low points of an otherwise illustrious career” for Eastwood, though he doesn’t point the finger solely at the veteran filmmaker.
“[B]ut here his strategy seems to be having his characters explain everything that they’re doing and feeling, much of which should be delivered visually,” he continued. “Action is character, after all.”
David Rooney ofThe Hollywood Reporteroffered a similar take: “[T]his is a story so crusty and antiquated in its conveniently resolved conflicts, contrivances and drippy sentimentality that it should have been left on the shelf.”
Cry Machohits theaters and HBO Max on Friday.
source: people.com
