Patriots Day

Benjamin Mercer

That this is, for all its weak points, an engaged and gripping filmone that earnestly strives to do justice to its subjectsis plainer to see. ( Read More )

It doesnt help either that other characters feel like theyre wandering in and out, waiting for their moment, not least J K Simmons take on Sergeant Jeffrey Pugliese. ( Read More )

Don Kaye

This film (which premiered as the closing night offering of this years AFI Fest in Hollywood) may be Bergs best effort yet and an often gripping front row view of authority responding to calamity as best as it can. ( Read More )

Steve Greene

Bergs film is most effective when it recognizes that heroism doesnt come from bombastic shows of force or grand pronouncements, but the assured execution of a given task when the moment demands it most. ( Read More )

Kenji Fujishima

Patriots Day may be based in fact, but in practice it plays like just another over the top action spectacle. ( Read More )