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47 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissThis is a bold, drastic and utterly persuasive inhabiting of a doomed fighter by a performer who has graduated from the shirtless rom-com Romeo of the last decade to indie-film actor du jour.
- 85Film.comJordan HoffmanFilm.comJordan HoffmanIt’s all about the performances. McConaughey and Leto don’t just give voice to the disenfranchised of the 1980s, but all people suddenly faced with impossible challenges.
- 80The GuardianPaul MacInnesThe GuardianPaul MacInnes[McConaughey] delivers a twitchy, hostile performance on par with anything he's done since he escaped the rom com cul-de-sac.
- 80The TelegraphTim RobeyThe TelegraphTim RobeyAt just under two hours, it's a little long, but the blend of biting character study and campaigning pharmaceutical docudrama is zesty and memorable.
- 75The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe PlaylistKevin JagernauthDespite the fine performances from McConaughey and Leto, tightly coiled editing that keeps the story moving and a nicely measured balance between drama and comedy (McConaughey is often a hoot), Dallas Buyers Club still sometimes feels like it's missing one more grace note.
- 70VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeThe film manages to educate without ever feeling didactic, and to entertain in the face of what would, to any other character, seem like a grim life sentence.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyWhat distinguishes Borten and Wallack’s screenplay is its refusal to sentimentalize by providing humbling epiphanies to set Ron on the right path and endow him with empathy.
- 63Slant MagazineJesse CataldoSlant MagazineJesse CataldoConventional but never sanctimonious, it balances out its familiar recovery angle with a healthy measure of sardonic wit.
- 60New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinDespite its downbeat context (a plague at its height), the movie is a crowd-pleaser — graceful and funny enough to distract you from its gaps and elisions.