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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperThe Devil Has a Name is a master class in casting.
- 67The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakIf McEveety really wanted to give the topic its due via investigative reporting, the runtime would need to be much, much longer. His choosing to ignore that route for pulpy entertainment shouldn’t, however, have you thinking he did the topic a disservice.
- 60The GuardianEllen E JonesThe GuardianEllen E JonesAny poignance Stern’s David-v-Goliath fight might have possessed is undermined by a flowery script that’s over-fond of quick comebacks. To hear Bosworth curl her lips around some of these zingers though, almost makes for a fair trade-off.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterBeandrea JulyThe Hollywood ReporterBeandrea JulyThe playful sparring that Strathairn does with both Olmos and Sheen feels like everything you want to see from seasoned actors at this stage in their careers, and the dialogue always rings truest when Strathairn, Olmos and Sheen get to play against one another. The significant acting chops of this trio of leads is the primary reason the film is worth seeing.
- 50Chicago TribuneKatie WalshChicago TribuneKatie WalshThe Devil Has a Name has an important message if you can get past the unwieldy melodrama of the film, but the second coming of “Erin Brockovich” this is not.
- 50RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyRogerEbert.comGlenn KennyAn angry movie that’s angry about the right things. But it's so angry that it gets a little crazy about it.
- 40The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergClearly well-intentioned, The Devil Has a Name means to deliver an inspirational lesson about the depravity of big industry and the power of the little guy. But it’s mostly a muddle.
- 40VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeWhat should have been a galvanizing David-versus-Goliath story pales in comparison with Amazon series “Goliath,” which is comparably colorful but far more coherent as it hits so many of the same beats.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe Devil Has a Name stops staggering down that fine line between thriller and spoof and takes a header straight into the ditch.