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By Elliott Noble (448) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 11 Jun 2014

Where some directors might have let the religious overtones induce feverish lapses into Southern Gothic, Egoyan wisely plays it as a straight…

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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 11 Jun 2014

The whole thing is ill-scripted, ill-directed and, worst of all, superfluous…

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By Tim Robey (1,578) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 11 Jun 2014

It's absorbing, sometimes upsetting, but finally self-thwarting…

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By David E (805) on 10 Jun 2014

Devil's Knot is a based on a true story. And one true stories that I have ever watch that is such a mystery figure out or not…

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By Kevin P (1,697) on 10 Jun 2014

Kinda of one sided, in that if you followed the original trail…

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By Familiar S (393) on 09 Jun 2014

Based on a true story it reminded me of the director's other pic-the sweet hereafter…

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By Katherine S (192) on 09 Jun 2014

Well done film. Reese Witherspoon steps out of her usual glamour roles to credibly portray a working class mom…

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By Tom Huddleston (600) for Time Out (7,510) on 09 Jun 2014

There’s too much story to cram into one film, with the result that the three surly teenagers themselves – who would have made far more…

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By Siobhan Synnot (412) for Scotsman (1,471) on 07 Jun 2014

Egoyan fails to offer much fresh insight in this well-intentioned but oddly uninvolving film…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 05 Jun 2014

Lacks tension, focus and -- most damaging -- seems entirely unnecessary and redundant in the wake of the four documentary features that not…

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By Nathan M (1,055) on 29 May 2014

It could have been much better if they hadn't set it like a true story (even if it actually was)…

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By Anna C (930) on 29 May 2014

It could have been much better if they hadn't set it like a true story (even if it actually was)…

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By James Kendrick (1,607) for Q Network Film Desk (1,607) on 29 May 2014

Doesn't have enough of a unique take on the overly familiar material to elevate it from the documentaries that covered the story so much better…

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By Brent Simon (1,142) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 20 May 2014

A serviceable, straightforward work that embraces posed and expeditious dramatic signifiers rather than plunging more daringly into the mouth…

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By Glenn Lovell (434) for CinemaDope (253) on 17 May 2014

You'll have little patience with this fact-based indie, especially if you're a fan of HBO's 'True Detective' series, which also deals with…

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By Jamie C (1,664) on 16 May 2014

If you know of the west Memphis three, you need to see the movie! This case has left everyone with unanswered questions…

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By William W (979) on 14 May 2014

I'm not sure why this script attracted this ensemble of talent but it just falls flat, feels too short, and ultimately feels cheap…

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By Leonard Maltin (609) for leonardmaltin.com (584) on 14 May 2014

Devil's Knot screenwriters Paul Harris Boardman and Scott Derrickson, and the talented director Atom Egoyan, paint a picture of the principal…

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By Paula S (93) on 13 May 2014

Loved this film! Heard about the case, but never saw any of the docs. The acting was fantastic and story beautifully told…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 12 May 2014

Coming from such a talented filmmaker, the film is disappointingly prosaic, unable to shake a Lifetime movie-of-the-week quality…

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