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By Debopriyaa Dutta (45) for Screen Rant (892) on 18 Dec 2021

Helmed by a brilliant Bullock, The Unforgivable is a flawed retelling of a profound story, limited by plot contrivances and an unconvincing execution…

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By Marya E. Gates (65) for The Playlist (3,871) on 17 Dec 2021

By keeping the film’s emotional core at a distance for most of the film, the only catharsis the audience feels during its denouement is from…

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By Andrew Crump (271) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 10 Dec 2021

It’s possible for cinema to weave this many themes and concerns together into one cohesive film. The Unforgivable simply doesn’t…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 09 Dec 2021

Bullock gives us an old-fashioned star turn at the center of an equally-celebrated supporting cast and gives a young woman director from her…

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By Robert Daniels (336) for Polygon (677) on 09 Dec 2021

Despite a deep ensemble led by a transformative Bullock, Unforgivable moves at a turgid pace, lacking the urgency and pathos required in a…

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By Tim Robey (1,578) for The Telegraph (1,120) on 09 Dec 2021

It’s never outright bad – not unforgivably so – but comes off muted, diffuse and generally half-baked…

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By Amy Nicholson (961) for The New York Times (9,847) on 09 Dec 2021

The screenplay, adapted by Peter Craig, Hillary Seitz and Courtenay Miles from a British mini-series, gifts Bullock a few big screaming scenes…

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By Bob Strauss (787) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 29 Nov 2021

Even with a script that doesn’t provide much behavioral variety and goes in many wrong directions, Bullock commands the screen with little…

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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for Original-Cin (1,156) on 29 Nov 2021

There’s a sense that the film is attempting to navigate a sort of Atom Egoyan-like exploration of the ripple effects of trauma but it stumbles…

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By Roxana Hadadi (336) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 24 Nov 2021

The Unforgivable transcends its own self-importance and becomes an experience that is often rattling, challenging and haunting…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for TheWrap (3,203) on 24 Nov 2021

A tightly-drawn Bullock is fully in tune with Ruth’s pain, making her extreme introversion an evident side effect of trauma rather than personality…

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By David Rooney (943) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 24 Nov 2021

A strong cast and tightly focused direction make The Unforgivable an engrossing enough redemption drama, though this Americanized feature adaptation…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for IndieWire (3,631) on 24 Nov 2021

In practice, mincing up the miniseries’ plot without losing any of its main ingredients — and even adding several new ones to the mix,…

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By Mike D'angelo (730) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 24 Nov 2021

The whole thing comes across as a movie star’s anti-vanity project, just an opportunity for Bullock to demonstrate her ostensible range…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen Daily (1,021) on 24 Nov 2021

A frustrating drama that struggles to be either a thoughtful character study or a slow-burn thriller…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 24 Nov 2021

The plot’s twists and turns, which were manageable in a three-part TV drama, look contrived and unlikely in a feature film and Bullock has…

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By Odie Henderson (402) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 24 Nov 2021

This is three movies in one, each of which is progressively worse…

Review of The Unforgivable (2021)

By Johanna Schneller (84) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 24 Nov 2021

Drawn, taut and nearly silent, Bullock convincingly creates a shell of wariness and self-protection, and then gradually lets it crack…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 24 Nov 2021

Sandra Bullock has starred in only seven films in the last decade, and along with Gravity in 2013, her two most intriguing roles by far have…

Review of The Unforgivable (2021)

By Chuck Bowen (756) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 24 Nov 2021

The Unforgivable is devoid of all textures and emotions that don’t readily affirm the film’s rigid worldview of redemption…

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Film critics gave The Unforgivable (2021) an average score of 48%, indicating generally mixed reviews.

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