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By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 21 Aug 2018

Papillon is an effectively stark prison escape (and survival) adventure with solid performances, but only digs so deep into its themes and characters…

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By Ned Lannamann (49) for The Stranger (Seattle, WA) (891) on 21 Aug 2018

On its own, this new Papillon is a perfectly decent movie that tells a fascinating, suspenseful story with clarity and emotion…

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By Cary Darling (452) for Houston Chronicle (970) on 21 Aug 2018

The result is a film with much of the same appeal as The Lost City of Z. Let's hope it doesn't have the same fate…

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By Kelly Vance (1,015) for East Bay Express (1,012) on 21 Aug 2018

Pretend you're watching McQueen and Hoffman…

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 21 Aug 2018

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By Rebecca Murray (740) for Showbiz Junkies (143) on 21 Aug 2018

There's a truth to Rami Malek and Charlie Hunnam's take on these characters, and Hunnam in particular delivers an engaging performance, bringing…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 21 Aug 2018

Going in, I had my doubts about this remake of a favorite classic…

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By Bilge Ebiri (1,050) for Village Voice (8,525) on 21 Aug 2018

This new version, directed by Danish filmmaker Michael Noer, brings to the story a refreshing intensity and sweep, and even a sense of adventure…

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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 21 Aug 2018

The only real crime here is the debasement of a great film’s name…

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By Danielle Solzman (397) for Solzy at the Movies (339) on 20 Aug 2018

Papillon drags on a half hour longer than necessary…

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By Jonathan W. Hickman (551) for Daily Film Fix (355) on 20 Aug 2018

Without answering the question as to whether this film is better or worse than the one that came before it, Papillon 2018 is exciting, informative,…

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By Chuck Bowen (756) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 20 Aug 2018

This remake proffers the sort of cinematic nowhere place that's all too common of an increasingly corporate, globalized cinema…

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By Robert Kojder (605) for Flickering Myth (680) on 19 Aug 2018

Papillon registers as enjoyable disposable entertainment for having two modern-day staples of outstanding television joining forces, but it's…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Shockya.com (657) on 19 Aug 2018

Respectable sequel to the 1973 road-and-buddy prison drama…

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By Frank Wilkins (257) for Reel Reviews (165) on 16 Aug 2018

The film's tagline tells us that this is the greatest escape adventure ever told…

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By Eddie Harrison (272) for The List (2,018) on 24 Jun 2018

Arguments remain as to whether this survival story needed a retelling, but there is a case to be made for Noer's take being less bloated and…

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By Dennis Harvey (1,137) for Variety (12,700) on 22 May 2018

On its own terms, Noer’s adventure is ultimately a dramatic and dynamic-enough telling of an indelible fact-based story to connect with viewers…

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By Charles Bramesco (223) for The Guardian (2,969) on 22 May 2018

Hunnam and Malek both hold up their end of the deal…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen Daily (1,021) on 22 May 2018

The remake of Papillon doesn’t lack for potential metaphorical riches, yet this brutal, bruising film never quite connects with its deeper…

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By Jordan Mintzer (201) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 22 May 2018

There’s no real voice in the storytelling, nothing distinctive about the imagery, if it’s not a doubling up on the violence and gore, and…

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