53
Metascore
51 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanLawrence, in this movie, shows you what true screen stardom is all about. She cues each scene to a different mood, leaving the audience in a dangling state of discovery. We’re on her side, but more than that we’re in her head. Even when (of course) we’re being played.
- 67The Film StageJordan RaupThe Film StageJordan RaupWhile Red Sparrow ultimately doesn’t earn its all-consuming, grueling dourness, there are a few thrills to be had, and following the best performance of her career last fall, it’s certainly another fearless step forward for Jennifer Lawrence.
- 63Slant MagazineEd GonzalezSlant MagazineEd GonzalezThe way that Dominika is at once completely transparent and at the same time impossible to read is Red Sparrow's most intriguing through line, not least of which for the way that Jennifer Lawrence makes you grasp the canny mental gymnastics that her character has to do in order for everything that she says to be at once truth and obfuscation.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreAnd as much pleasure as one gets out of Lawrence’s stone-faced pairings with the formidable Irons, Schoenaerts and Rampling, her third act duet with the dazzling Parker (of “RED”) reminds us of what this one-dimensional “Sparrow” is lacking — the spark of life.
- 60The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeIt doesn’t entirely work, but there’s something about its full-throttle nastiness that lingers, and it’s refreshing to see something that exists in the studio system that possesses so many queasily perverse elements. It’s just not quite as seductive as it thinks it is.
- 60Total FilmMatt MaytumTotal FilmMatt MaytumA solid espionage thriller that’s lifted by its charismatic leads, Red Sparrow commits to the brutality of its subject matter, meaning it’s never easy viewing.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA pervy premise and top-flight cast yield a mixed-bag spy flick.
- 50Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonTrying to split the difference between trashy and classy, Red Sparrow is a sleek, juiced-up espionage thriller that overdoes everything: its brutal violence, its dramatic flourishes, its hairpin plot twists, and most certainly its sexpot shamelessness.
- 35TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeNeither intelligent enough to be involving nor fun enough to be trashy, this is a movie that would only work if it were a little worse or a lot better.