As Good as Dead
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  • Summary: What begins as an average day for Ethan takes a dangerous turn when he’s kidnapped and held hostage in his New York apartment by three assailants. The home invaders aren’t looking to rob him; instead they are looking to avenge the death of Reverend Kalahan, the right-wing cult leader whose bse brutal murder remains unsolved. On a mission of revenge, the assailants vow to make Ethan pay – but the more they interrogate him, the more they doubt he is the killer. (FirstLook Studios) … Expand

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  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 3 out of 5
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    60
    Several varieties of creepy run through As Good as Dead, a gruesomely alluring tale of long-simmering revenge.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: John DeFore
    30
    A rote captivity drama with aspirations of sociopolitical relevance, As Good as Dead has nothing to say about torture or racism and little excitement to offer as compensation.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ronnie Scheib
    20
    A muddled script, spatially confounding direction and four thesps seemingly acting in four different movies are only a few of the problems with the misbegotten political thriller As Good as Dead.
  4. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Eric Hynes
    20
    It's hardly worth slogging through a full hour of unexplained bondage and a so-bombastic-it-seems-sarcastic score, only to be rewarded with a plea for tolerance that's both insincere and inept.

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