Lords of Chaos
Arrow Films | Release Date: February 8, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
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Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
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7
Mixed:
4
Negative:
6
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RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsFeb 8, 2019
Still: the cold half (ie: the important half) of Lords of Chaos is so ugly and mean-spirited that I couldn't really enjoy the other parts of the film that work, not even Rory Culkin's fantastic lead performance, or the on-screen chemistry that he shares with supporting actress Sky Ferreira (as photographer/love interest Ann-Marit). Read full review
38
Slant MagazineKeith WatsonFeb 4, 2019
Jonas Åkerlund’s breezy approach to this material not only cheapens the music, but also has the effect of downplaying the severity of the scene’s truly unsavory politics. Read full review
30
Film ThreatChuck FosterFeb 26, 2019
Of course, the argument can be made that a film is a work of art, which grants extended artistic license. Fine, then why not use the events as a basis for a fictional story rather than deliver unabashed inaccuracy in the name of art? Read full review
30
Rolling StoneKory GrowFeb 8, 2019
Somehow, though, he made a movie that, to paraphrase an album from the director’s former musical endeavor, has seriously missed the Black Mark. Read full review
30
The New York TimesManohla DargisFeb 6, 2019
Akerlund, a veteran music-video director who intersperses Lords of Chaos with mildly surrealistic bursts, never establishes a coherent or interesting point of view. The tone unproductively veers from the goofy to the creepy, which creates a sense that he was still figuring it out in the editing. Read full review
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The PlaylistKevin JagernauthFeb 5, 2019
Lords Of Chaos is more interested in the spectacle than the substance behind the true story, and that kind of phoniness likely wouldn’t even get the film or Åkerlund invited into The Black Circle. Read full review
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