70
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoA taut thriller based on the tragedy, which remains the most lethal mass killing in New Zealand history.
- 75New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsAs sensitive to its subject as it is stark in its rendering.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyChilling, often moving docudrama focuses not so much on the mayhem or murderer, but on the bewildered, occasionally courageous reactions of ordinary citizens caught in the inexplicable violence.
- The director confronts horror without wallowing in it, a strategy befitting a film that’s not about how people die, but how they live.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceThere's some nifty soft-focus cinematography and fine performances, but otherwise, not much to resonate on this side of the pond.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckUltimately, the film, for all its evident verisimilitude, never really demonstrates a compelling reason for being.