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52 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    63
    Strong, hard, dirty, funny, moving atmospheric and laced with scabrously musical street dialogue.
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  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    63
    Basically it's an acting exercise - a one-set rendition of that old stage and movie standby, the ex-convict struggling to go straight who's tempted to attempt one last score.
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  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: F. X. Feeney
    70
    May lack any transcendent point that would make it exceptional, but it is certainly a worthy start, and worth catching.
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