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By Evan Dossey (48) for Midwest Film Journal (148) on 18 Jan 2019

An amateur script that can't be saved by the talent both behind and in front of the camera…

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By Philipp Engel (2) for Sensacine (386) on 07 Jan 2019

A trip without twists, moderately fascinating, that pays the umpteenth tribute to the cult of American Iconography. [Full Review in Spanish]…

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By Nick Johnston (30) for Vanyaland (29) on 12 Dec 2018

Galveston is a neo-noir model of narrative efficiency anchored by excellent work by two of our finest actors, and a film that will hopefully…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 11 Dec 2018

The actors are game, the action beats are handled with skill. But the story lacked shape…

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By Alberto Bermejo (41) for El Mundo (Spain) (301) on 07 Dec 2018

The filmmaker brings subtlety and sensitivity to tell a torn and atypical story of redemption. [Full Review in Spanish]…

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By Irene Crespo (54) for Cinemanía (Spain) (558) on 04 Dec 2018

[Director] Mélanie Laurent does not stay far from the American Southern noir. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Douglas Davidson (49) for FilmFed (10) on 31 Oct 2018

Replete with thoughtful character work by Ben Foster and co-star Elle Fanning and immersive direction by Melanie Laurent, Galveston is a lingering…

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By Sean Mulvihill (414) for FanboyNation.com (414) on 29 Oct 2018

A tragic, fatalistic drama led by two strong performances and anchored by Laurent's strong direction…

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By Scott Nye (12) for Battleship Pretension (71) on 23 Oct 2018

The story's essential masculinity, this notion that violence is justified and cleansing and whatever else, is never quite brought to bear;…

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By Courtney Howard (393) for Fresh Fiction (404) on 19 Oct 2018

Though Mélanie Laurent's first English language directorial effort isn't as sparkling as her previous French language features, her capabilities…

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By Peter Debruge (1,557) for Variety (12,700) on 18 Oct 2018

Galveston is tough, uncompromising, and hauntingly believable, just a little too slow and a lot too serious for today's typical action audiences…

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By Matt Zoller Seitz (637) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 18 Oct 2018

Galveston is the film equivalent of a familiar, not too special song that's been brilliantly re-arranged and performed…

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By Gary M. Kramer (92) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 18 Oct 2018

Laurent’s film is gripping throughout…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 18 Oct 2018

Bleak and gripping, Galveston offers a compelling experience for those who don’t demand pure escapism and are willing to sample the darker…

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By Noel Murray (1,901) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 17 Oct 2018

Director Mélanie Laurent and actors Ben Foster and Elle Fanning bring some seedy poetry to Galveston, a muted crime drama that runs out of…

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By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 17 Oct 2018

An elegantly simple film that doesn't need any fancy gimmicks and thrives on the strength of its performers, script and impeccable direction…

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By Ben Kenigsberg (863) for New York Times (5,786) on 17 Oct 2018

With shadowy imagery that pushes the boundaries of visibility and a mumbly lead performance from Ben Foster that strains the limits of intelligibility,…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 17 Oct 2018

A sort of modern film noir peopled by flawed figures with bleak prospects, one that offers a pervasively downbeat ambience but not much dramatic…

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By Tatiana Craine (32) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 17 Oct 2018

Laurent's work as an actor serves her well as a director, and she allows her performers the freedom to find each moment’s emotional core…

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By Christopher Llewellyn Reed (298) for Film Festival Today (161) on 16 Oct 2018

Pick your narrative poison: to go with it or resist…

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