55
Metascore
14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerThough two late plot developments are borderline-contrived, Green's direction is marked by mature dramatic and aesthetic understatement.
- 50Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerSlant MagazineAndrew SchenkerOf the film's three principals, it's only teenage Michael--more than ably embodied by screen newcomer Harmony Santana--that writer-director Rashaad Ernesto Green seems to have much of a feel for.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttGreen has chosen for his focus to fall on Enrique, in many ways the least interesting character in his story, rather than the son or even the mother who is surprisingly protective and understanding.
- 50VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyEarnest and well cast, but less involving than it should be.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisA strangely bifurcated film, Gun Hill Road comes to life only when focused on Michael, and Ms. Santana (who was just beginning her own gender transition when she won the role) holds the screen like a pro.
- 50New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithTenderness and good intentions don't necessarily add up to a movie.
- 40Time OutEric HynesTime OutEric HynesYet even with the rich, inherently cinematic texture of the urban setting and two excellent native outer-borough actors in Morales and Reyes, Gun Hill Road falters thanks to its paint-by-numbers storytelling.