Does the film have a message? I don't think it wants one. It is about the journey of a man going mad. A film can simply be a character study, as this one is.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
Director Niels Mueller's attempt to create a middle-class "Taxi Driver" (he tips his hand a bit smugly by respelling Byck's name to evoke Travis Bickle) has a creepy, meticulous exactitude.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Carina Chocano
It's a deeply affecting performance, and it drives this quietly powerful, unrelenting film.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
This riveting film qualifies as the anti-crowd-pleaser -- but Penn makes it unthinkable to turn away.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
Assassination reminds you that Penn can be very funny.Read Full Review »
This is another movie where politics trump the narrative.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Manohla Dargis
That The Assassination of Richard Nixon is as well directed, acted and shot as it is makes Mr. Mueller's inability to invest his film with significance all the more disappointing.Read Full Review »
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