Brighton Rock
Metascore
57 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
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  1. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: Pam Grady
    Aug 20, 2011
    100
    Control's Sam Riley steps into a role made unforgettable by a young Richard Attenborough in the 1947 original and makes it his own, slipping into the character like a second skin.

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User Score
6.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 2
  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. beelzie14
    5
    Couldn't get into this film at all. I usually love" period pieces" which show localised social entropy, especially Brit-related. Helen Mirren was brilliant as usual - but as for the rest of it - very "meh"!… Full Review »
  2. CitizenCharlie
    3
    There is something off about Brighton Rock. The atmosphere and mood surrounding the action does not match what is going on. Based on a Graham Greene novel, Brighton Rock follows a low level gangsterâ… Full Review »
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