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Metascore
11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 55An overwrought, undercooked tale of crazy love and crazier revenge.
- 50Village VoiceElla TaylorVillage VoiceElla TaylorThough Hausler's sincerity is palpable, his efforts at world-weary ennui seem premature, and his wisdom about what motivates random violence in the youth of today proves too callow for a satisfying climax.
- 42The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasA strange, stilted, misbegotten drama, undone by variable performances, awkwardly inserted flashback and fantasy sequences, and a gloppy overlay of voiceover narration.
- 40The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenFor all its seriousness, Kalamity lacks a steady narrative drive; its speeches are too long, and its themes become repetitive.
- 30Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleThis hollow downer about deep wells of male anger, wallowing regret and mental disintegration is ultimately a thematic cop-out.
- 30VarietyVarietyAn object lesson in overconfidence and underdevelopment, almost as unbalanced as its central psychotic.
- 20Time OutEric HynesTime OutEric HynesInane dialogue, extraneous scenes and wooden performances make for an experience that's less edge-of-your-seat than one very long, amateur hour and a half.
- 20New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanStahl should have had a career similar to Sam Rockwell's, blending thoughtful indies with fun popcorn flicks. Instead, he's spinning his wheels in junk like this. Calamitous indeed.
- 20Boxoffice MagazineJohn P. McCarthyBoxoffice MagazineJohn P. McCarthyKalamity is a real klunker.
- 12New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithThere isn't enough plot in this amateurish mope-athon to fill up a half-hour TV show.