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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for Original-Cin (1,156) on 13 Dec 2018

Thematic issues aside, Eastwood is noted for a high level of economic craft and The Mule is no exception…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 13 Dec 2018

A modest but reasonably suspenseful and abidingly eerie portrait of the aged white American male trying vainly to forestall rejection and irrelevance…

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By Carson Lund (88) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 13 Dec 2018

The film finally ends up souring its perspective on responsibility with a hardened take on the limits of the American dream…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for The New York Times (9,847) on 13 Dec 2018

The story shifts and lumbers toward redemption that Earl doesn’t earn and that sentimentalizes a movie that is never especially good and…

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By Barry Hertz (792) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 13 Dec 2018

A crusty screed against many facets of modern life – the internet, smartphones, insurance companies, pecans – but kinda ho-hum on the subject…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 13 Dec 2018

It brings me no joy to relay this: From an irresistible “tell me more…

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By Katie Walsh (1,279) for The Seattle Times (964) on 13 Dec 2018

Eastwood is known for his ruthless efficiency as a filmmaker, but The Mule feels dashed off at best, barely even a movie…

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By Johnny Oleksinski (478) for New York Post (6,650) on 13 Dec 2018

The embarrassing drama — offensive, clunky, poorly written — sullies Eastwood’s storied legacy, and makes great actors such as Bradley…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for IndieWire (3,631) on 12 Dec 2018

This soulful and deeply satisfying film — a fitting swansong, if ever there was one — makes a compelling argument that change is always…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 12 Dec 2018

Less cranky and inciting than Gran Torino but persuasively expressive in conveying an old man's regrets along with his desire to improve himself…

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By Chris Nashawaty (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 12 Dec 2018

The Mule fits the 88-year-old Eastwood perfectly…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 12 Dec 2018

While this defiantly unflashy film may similarly feel out of step, long on mawkishness and short on dynamic, arresting moments, the purity…

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By Joe Blessing (34) for The Playlist (3,871) on 12 Dec 2018

If you come looking for an effective drama with heavy ideas about family and justice, The Mule will likely disappoint…

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By Jesse Hassenger (800) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 12 Dec 2018

In some ways, The Mule represents a late-period version of classic Eastwood, in that it’s even pokier and more workmanlike than his best…

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By Robert Abele (1,309) for TheWrap (3,203) on 12 Dec 2018

The Mule may not always stand with his most resonant work, at times betraying the awkwardness of someone set in his grizzled ways…

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

There’s nothing inherently wrong with presenting bigoted people onscreen, since heaven knows they exist in real life, but the trouble with…

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By Benjamin Lee (469) for The Guardian (2,969) on 12 Dec 2018

As a drama, it’s frustratingly insubstantial, failing to provide enough of an emotional centre or a convincing payoff…

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