Metacritic Movie Ratings
Cook County Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyJoe Leydon

  Despite a few continuity problems, this rough-edged, low-budget drama impresses with spot-on performances, perfect-pitch dialogue and an overall sense that something bad might happen at any moment, unless something worse happens first.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  Its raw performances and dirty-realist immersion in a harsh environment keep Cook County engrossing.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis

  What we need is for the writer and director, David Pomes, to wallow less in aimless dialogue and lowlife sordidness. What we need is a point.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Village VoiceNick Pinkerton

  Rather than viewing moral chaos from the eye of a storm, director David Pomes watches his movie blow off into the storm itself.

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