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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibInstead of using its hot-button issues as a present-day hook, sticks with a 19th century mindset which it accompanies with elegant turn-of-the-century decors.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanA visually lavish but somewhat sterile adaptation.
- 63Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrShakhnazarov's film effortlessly captures the times and the author's conflicted yet unyielding attitude, yet it never draws any conclusions -- the film remains under glass.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoYou can't fault the film's elegant look. But you have to wonder why Shakhnazarov, one of Russian's most experienced filmmakers, didn't take more care with the script.
- 50The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayIn spite of good performances and colorful design, The Rider Named Death is too grave and remote to stir much emotion.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustThe force of the film is not as profound as Shakhnazarov clearly intended, and The Rider Named Death is easier to respect than enjoy.
- 40Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonAll the same, The Rider Named Death is curiously anemic; rather than passion, outrage, and danger, we're contemplating the sotto voce conspiracy love of a quaintly distant age, when results weren't quite as emotionally important as commitment and camaraderie.
- 40The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderTo make a film in 2005 that asks audiences to sympathize with the plight of a band of terrorists is an intellectually audacious gesture.
- 40L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorCuriously flat and immobile.