“Hopkins takes on his own raging bull, risking audience alienation in each scene.”

“…a death penalty drama that nearly bores its audience to, well, death.”

“…revealed how a true movie is a juxtaposition of images, not simply a filmed play.”

“…makes for entertaining drama, but unconvincing history.”

“…an anguished Catholic drama, yet McDonagh also brings a certain lightness to the tale.”

“…traces the imperceptible reverberations of a guilty conscience.”

“…an intensely cinematic psychological portrait of a man reckoning with the how and why of who he’s become.”

“…chronicles the colossal significance of the everyday.”

“…uses handcrafted effects to heighten life’s biggest moments.”