Metacritic Movie Ratings
American Gun Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Aric Avelino shows an almost tender restraint in his story-telling, not pounding us with a message but simply looking steadily at how guns have made these lives difficult.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Village VoiceMichael Atkinson

  All of the stories are conceived as ongoing plights, and have no third act. Which would be an improvement on Haggis's hyperbolic civics lesson if Avelino had the chops to master realism and embrace ambivalence. The acting is pro enough to keep your blood up, but the reverb is minimal.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesStephen Holden

  If American Gun avoids the most obvious kinds of sensationalism, it has the flaw common to many editorial broadsides of overstuffing its episodes with melodrama and symbolism.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust

  The film is haphazardly structured, undercutting its potential power.

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• 40

  out of 100

  VarietyJoe Leydon

  Lacks focus and momentum as it attempts to interweave diverse story strands into a cautionary tapestry.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen

  A painfully earnest but dramatically inert film.

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