Review of The Outsider (2018) by Grizwald87 — 17 Mar 2018

I watched this movie before I read anything about it, thought it was great, and came online expecting to find out that many felt at least somewhat the same. I'm blown away, I can't remember the last time I've seen so many critics dumping on a perfectly good movie.

There has to be some ulterior motive, because this movie is average at the very worst, and I can't find a critic calling it better than horrendous. Maybe because it's Netflix? Maybe because the movie dares to imagine a white guy as something other than a cowboy or an astronaut? Not sure, but I think probably the latter: most of the reviews spend 85% of the column space complaining about whitewashing and misrepresenting the plot to make the movie sound racist and insensitive, which it's not.

Bottom line: this movie isn't the next Godfather, but it's really enjoyable and the acting is great. If you like crime/gangster movies you'll enjoy it.