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Our Lady of the Assassins Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 4.0
    73

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally favorable reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 50

    out of 100

    USA Today Mike Clark

    The movie itself IS dull, however. The characters never engage our interest, and the relentless violence grows monotonous.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune

    The director's return home here parallels that of Fernando, metaphorically and artistically. Our Lady of the Assassins is a film of clarity, feeling and electric intensity.

  • 80

    out of 100

    Variety Todd McCarthy

    Schroeder's first non-American film in 16 years feels like a rejuvenation; his adaptation of Fernando Vallejo's 1994 novel has a naturalistic freedom and ease that is both refreshing and direct in the way it tells a deeply disturbing story.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    The New York Times Stephen Holden

    Couldn't have succeeded had it been cast with movie stars. Its authenticity derives not only from the streets on which it was filmed but also from its able Colombian cast.

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  • 88

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    The film's title is appropriate. A desperate Catholicism flavors the doomed city.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

    As the film, with its haunting score and inspired use of popular music, builds flawlessly to its resounding conclusion, it is accompanied by a pitch-dark humor that grows out of the sheer absurdity of the city's daily body count.

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