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By Charles Ealy (164) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 11 Sep 2018

White Boy Rick wouldn't be much without McConaughey, who seems to have perfected sleazy roles in the past decade…

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By David Fear (910) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 11 Sep 2018

While it doesn’t fall prey to grabbing the GoodFellas brass ring and turning into just another story of crime and irony, the film isn’t…

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By Walter V. Addiego (363) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 11 Sep 2018

While there are entertaining segments, and even a couple of comedic touches, in the end the film isn't convincing, and parts have a paint-by-the-numbers…

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By Kyle Smith (1,916) for National Review (314) on 11 Sep 2018

Whether Rick deserves to serve ten years or 30 isn't a compelling enough question around which to build the climax of a movie…

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By Mike Scott (1,178) for Times-Picayune (642) on 11 Sep 2018

Even if Demange has a tendency to go on too long about details that don't really matter to the narrative while shortchanging those that do,…

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By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 11 Sep 2018

Purely from a standpoint of craft and storytelling, it’s a good flick, although maybe not well attuned to the bombastic times…

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By Todd Gilchrist (762) for TheWrap (3,203) on 10 Sep 2018

It’s Merritt’s devastatingly authentic turn as a kid propelled by good intentions and naïve ambition to scuttle his own life in order…

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By Courtney Howard (393) for Fresh Fiction (404) on 10 Sep 2018

Yann Demange's film is more character study than a traditional rise and fall Scorsese-style hustler film - and that's a good thing…

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By Mike D'angelo (730) for AV Club (2,778) on 10 Sep 2018

Best of all is Merritt, a remarkable find who makes an indelible impression in his very first onscreen role…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for New York Times (5,786) on 10 Sep 2018

Squint and you can sometimes make out the bigger, more complex stories in White Boy Rick, including those of a great city violently brought…

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By Kristy Puchko (422) for Pajiba (523) on 10 Sep 2018

The only crime that interested me in White Boy Rick was McConaughey stealing this movie. And the filmmakers know it…

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By Jared Mobarak (867) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 09 Sep 2018

It’s wild to think that Merritt has never acted before because he commands our attention with a mix of charismatic comedy and a sobering…

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By Monica Castillo (380) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 09 Sep 2018

Though it's a well-done family drama, White Boy Rick is a half-told story that only lightly incorporates the deeper issues of systemic injustice…

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By Jake Cole (292) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 08 Sep 2018

By treating its main character as exceptional, Yann Demange's film validates the punitive system it seeks to criticize…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 07 Sep 2018

The new film from ’71 director Yann Demange is best when it pauses to explore the father-and-son drama at the heart of this tale, as well…

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By Rafael Motamayor Aguiton (11) for IGN (1,013) on 07 Sep 2018

White Boy Rick is a well-acted but hurried true crime tale…

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By Peter Debruge (1,557) for Variety (12,700) on 07 Sep 2018

Although Demange directs the heck out of it, White Boy Rick ultimately feels like a glorified TV movie, albeit with a better cast and a much…

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By Rafael Motamayor (108) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 07 Sep 2018

White Boy Rick exudes empathy for its titular character and his situation…

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By Jamie Broadnax (55) for Black Girl Nerds (256) on 06 Sep 2018

White Boy Rick suffers from the disease of a movie that lacks charisma…

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By Walter Chaw (1,360) for Film Freak Central (1,643) on 04 Sep 2018

Crucially, White Boy Rick behaves in the right way, too, demonstrating restraint when appropriate, naturalism where appropriate, and expressionism,…

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