Live by Night
Warner Bros. | Release Date: December 25, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 43 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
31
Negative:
3
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38
Slant MagazineJake ColeJan 10, 2017
There's nothing at the center of Live by Night, no foundation of drama to ground the convoluted mash-up of so many genre tropes. Read full review
35
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeDec 21, 2016
The period detail is rich and worth watching, and there’s a deep bench of strong character actors to give the movie occasional jolts of life. Overall, however, the usually charismatic Affleck never manages to bring gangster Joe Coughlin to life. Read full review
33
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezDec 21, 2016
Labelling Live By Night a disaster is a little uncharitable; the baggy drama is perhaps more painfully mediocre than full-blown folly, but it’s close. Read full review
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