The Rhythm Section
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: January 31, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
19
Negative:
8
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
10
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternJan 30, 2020
Still, human doesn’t leap to mind, even though Ms. Lively works hard to inject blood in the veins of her feminist avenger. The Rhythm Section isn’t a human movie. It’s as cold as the waters of that loch, and nowhere near as lucid. Read full review
38
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldJan 30, 2020
You watch wondering what good actors like Lively, Law, Jeffrey and Sterling K. Brown (as a former C.I.A. officer) saw in this muddy screenplay, and why Morano, best known for the Hulu series “The Handmaid’s Tale,” couldn’t find a way to make them spark. Read full review
11
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiJan 29, 2020
This film is a mess. It’s so grim and inept. There are a million plot holes at any given moment, that you must constantly pick up your eyes from rolling on the floor. Read full review
37
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanJan 29, 2020
The Rhythm Section was directed by Reed Morano, who did a nice job with the first few episodes of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” but who seems a bit self-indulgent here. Read full review
38
New York PostReed TuckerJan 29, 2020
Take away the shaky cam, the indie-film sheen, the “brave” close-ups of Lively looking wretched, and what’s left has all the depth of a 1970s B movie. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJan 29, 2020
Despite a game performance by Lively, The Rhythm Section is a junk pile of missteps, from the convoluted screenplay that hops from locale to locale in Advil-inducing fashion to the overly stylized directing to the self-consciously “cool” oldies pop music selections. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineJake ColeJan 29, 2020
The film’s occasional gestures toward pseudo-feminist empowerment only compound the hollowness of its protagonist. Read full review
20
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiJan 29, 2020
The Rhythm Section takes well-worn genre material and removes all the substance and ingenuity, leaving behind only an undeveloped plot, a blank main character, and a sense of gravitas that is entirely unearned. Read full review
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