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By Andrew Crump (271) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 07 Sep 2018

The film’s vistas are beautiful and Matthews’s aim, high, but those aspirations are not fully realized in what feels like a first draft…

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By Matt Fagerholm (98) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 06 Sep 2018

There are no thrills in this western yarn, just a mounting series of tragedies that are by turns frustrating and numbing…

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By Siddhant Adlakha (174) for Slashfilm (971) on 05 Sep 2018

There's no glory to gunshots in Five Fingers for Marseilles... yet, the film itself is triumphant, rife with rattling performances…

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By André Hereford (101) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 05 Sep 2018

It cannot, unfortunately, boast a taut pace and narrative to match the mood of unease that fills the air like dust in this depressed desert outpost…

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By Teo Bugbee (199) for New York Times (5,786) on 05 Sep 2018

In stylish and entertaining fashion, Five Fingers for Marseilles looks over the South African countryside and finds fresh vistas for the western…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 05 Sep 2018

Five Fingers for Marseilles is a modern day Western, a tale of revolutionary South Africa and its aftermath, a world of blood, revenge, “stepping…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 04 Sep 2018

Five Fingers of Marseilles is simultaneously familiar and unique…

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By Josh Wise (22) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 03 Sep 2018

What happens in this neo-western isn't dictated by the tried and true themes of classic westerns but by the films themselves…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Shadows on the Wall (2,096) on 03 Sep 2018

It's a skilfully crafted mix of classic filmmaking and modern-day storytelling, bracingly entertaining and packing a strong thematic kick…

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By Alistair Ryder (351) for Film Inquiry (1,269) on 28 Aug 2018

Despite the unique setting giving the appearance of breathing new life into the storytelling formula, it plays so close to genre expectations…

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By Kambole Campbell (73) for One Room With A View (90) on 24 Aug 2018

Despite a unique setting, occasional flashes of brilliance and beautiful photography, Five Fingers for Marseilles eventually buckles under…

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By John Higgins (46) for Starburst (899) on 02 Aug 2018

Five Fingers For Marseilles is well worth the ride for the visual landscape as well as its music and sound, and is a worthy addition to Southern…

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By Sarah S (1,165) on 31 Jul 2018

Two hands up for this contemporary South African Sotho Western…

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By Katie Rife (451) for AV Club (2,778) on 30 Jul 2018

At times, the film is so mythic that it strains credulity, but if you're a fan of spaghetti Westerns, you know that's part of the deal…

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By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for PopMatters (2,617) on 29 Jul 2018

[Shaun Harley Lee] is a master of low-light photography as well as of day-time, widescreen landscapes…

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By Alex Lines (84) for Film Inquiry (1,269) on 24 Jul 2018

Five Fingers for Marseilles is a powerful and poetic debut from an exciting new cinematic voice, a captivating achievement that should hopefully…

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By Rachel M (709) on 06 Apr 2018

Absolutely fantastic. The writing it breathtaking, the scenery stunning and the acting fantastic…

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By Masego Panyane (16) for Independent Online (South Africa) (258) on 05 Apr 2018

Five Fingers is a good film with a solid storyline…

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By Eckhart K (1) on 05 Apr 2018

What a movie! Turns the narrative of the typical Western upside down. The cinematography was evocative and the acting superb…

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By Shelagh Rowan-Legg (77) for ScreenAnarchy (469) on 05 Nov 2017

Fiver Fingers for Marseillesis a distinctly South African syntax of how the western genre can be reinvigorated in a new form…

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