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By Kathy M (128) on 18 May 2014

Really enjoyed it...good story and the humor broke up the tension…

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By Debbie H (109) on 18 May 2014

I was expecting more than what this movie was. As per usual though, Phillip Seymour Hoffman was excellent…

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By Al Alexander (533) for The Patriot Ledger (721) on 16 May 2014

It's sad seeing Philip Seymour Hoffman fritter away the last vestiges of his immense talent on a movie this lame-brained…

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By Mathew Dekinder (396) for Suburban Journals of St. Louis (395) on 15 May 2014

God's Pocket' revels in rolling around in the gutter with these lowlifes and while it has some interesting moments and flashes of brilliance,…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 15 May 2014

Slattery is more adept at conjuring an authentic, sympathetic milieu in support of his large, talented ensemble than he is at ensuring the…

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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 15 May 2014

Turns out accents and attitude only go so far…

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By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 15 May 2014

Dexter has proved to be a tough novelist to adapt for movies…

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By Tirdad Derakhshani (358) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 15 May 2014

A messy, shallow, muddled morass of a Philadelphia crime story set in 1978…

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By Joe Williams (923) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 14 May 2014

You can tell by some loose threads and hurried workmanship that God’s Pocket is a knock-off, but it’s so stuffed with value, it’s an…

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 14 May 2014

The drama may not be as focused as we might like, but Slattery’s outstanding gallery of actors make this an ensemble piece that commands…

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By Stephanie Merry (410) for Washington Post (9,851) on 14 May 2014

You might call it a black comedy of errors, but the humorous side of the film is less well executed than Slattery’s impeccable creation of…

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By Jeff Baker (191) for Oregonian (1,550) on 14 May 2014

Everything feels flat and listless, like an August afternoon in the city with no air conditioning…

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By Tom Russo (407) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 14 May 2014

Best, probably, to appreciate the movie for what Slattery, Hoffman, and the cast do most effectively: craft a pervasive atmosphere of tired…

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By Peter Hartlaub (620) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 14 May 2014

Many of the individual scenes are compelling, with a gritty tension that recalls The Wire and other good television…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 14 May 2014

Although it contains some interesting characters, God's Pocket, like the neighborhood it depicts, is the kind of place you can't wait to escape,…

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By Anders Wright (338) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 14 May 2014

Slattery might not want to quit his day job just yet…

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By Tom Keogh (466) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 14 May 2014

What's left is an awkward blend of tragedy and comedy, in a movie that doesn't feel as if it has earned the right to be either…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 14 May 2014

This is Irish gallows humor at its darkest. If that's your cup of ink-black tea, as it is mine, it's a rare treat…

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By Rafer Guzman (1,080) for Newsday (2,345) on 14 May 2014

Though the neighborhood of God's Pocket is fictional, and never precisely located, Slattery's rendering of it is vivid and authentic…

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By Rob Thomas (1,118) for Madison Movie (219) on 14 May 2014

Slattery's aiming for a very tricky tone here, taking care not to sneer at these people but not make Jenkins' mistake of glorifying them either…

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