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Texas Killing Fields Review

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3.5

Dave White Profile

No country for young women. Read full review

1.5

Grae Drake Profile

Snoozing Fields Read full review

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

  • 3.0
    49

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Mixed or average reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
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  • 40

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Betsy Sharkey

    As good as Worthington, Chastain, Moretz and Morgan can be as they try to untangle the morass and the menace - and get caught up in it - they just can't quite pull it off. The real killer, sadly, is the script.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    Variety Leslie Felperin

    Script by former DEA officer Don Ferrarone isn't that bad in itself, but matters aren't helped by the mumbled performances and poor sound, which make it hard to hear what anyone's saying, while sloppy editing wreaks havoc on the story.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    Texas Killing Fields begins along the lines of a police procedural and might have been perfectly absorbing if it had played by the rules: strict logic, attention to detail, reference to technical police work. Unfortunately, the movie often seems to stray from such discipline.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    The New York Times Neil Genzlinger

    Ms. Mann (Michael's daughter) does stage a bracing car chase, and Mr. Morgan makes an impression despite a story that's sometimes hard to follow.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter

    A just-OK second feature from Ami Canaan Mann ? daughter of Michael Mann, one of two credited producers here ? and the latest outing for "Avatar" and "Clash of the Titans'" Sam Worthington.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    Village Voice Nick Pinkerton

    The plot is a chaos of underdeveloped relationships and frayed loose ends, but every so often, Mann does something so right that it makes this seem less a matter of narrative disorganization than a commentary on the anarchy intrinsic to any investigation.

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by Dawn4

2

Movies in Review: "The Texas Killing Fields" by tajgreene
This crime film based on true events about a serial killer in Texas was a bit all over the place. It was hard to follow, and annoying to watch really. This movie would have been better suited as an hour long episode on Criminal Minds instead of this huge movie production. The story definitely wasn't worth it, and I think the people behind Criminal Minds would have done a better job with it. This was the first time that I thought Sam Worthington was laying it on thick, which has me thinking the direction was to cause for this mess of a film. There was really nothing that I enjoyed about it, and I think the audience viewing it with me agreed. Its never a good sign when the credits start rolling and people start sucking their teeth because they wasted their money and time...this is that type of film. So in my opinion, pass on this one and try an episode of Criminal Minds instead...D Follow me @TajuanaG

4

by geoelevation25

2

Yawn
I enjoy Worthington's work, but a film like this should be hidden from his fans. Slow, very slow. Bland, very bland. The film runs around in circles until it reaches an ending you already have predicted. A plot with very little depth and the unfortunate thing here is, with a story based on true circumstances, the film could have dug so much deeper.

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