Stander Reviews
Draxblog Movie Reviews
STANDER deserves recommendation as fascinating film that confirms the old adage of truth being stranger than fiction.
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| Original Score: 6/10
ViewLondon
Jane's performance is nothing short of revelatory
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| Original Score: 4/5
Lessons of Darkness
A rather entertaining (if style-over-substance) portrait of insane illicitness.
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| Original Score: B-
Cinema em Cena
Stander é o anti-herói clássico - e a direção empolgante de Hughes e as performances do elenco principal fazem jus à incrível história do personagem-título.
| Original Score: 4/5
Cinema Signals
The bank robbery action, the nose-thumbing at authority, and the rise of an anti-hero -- a colorful action yarn.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Sympatico.ca
Despite being based on an exceptional true-life story, Bronwen Hughes' "Stander" is uneven and somewhat sloppy in execution.**
Top CriticPumped by a soundtrack of period South African funk and dance music, propelled by whiplash montage sequences and rubber-burning Burt Reynolds-issue getaways, Stander is the very definition of good, old-fashioned outlawry.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Jam! Movies
A beautifully paced story.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Oregonian
Embodies a certain brand of brooding outlaw cool that feels increasingly rare.
Shadows on the Wall
Jane gives a terrific star-making performance.
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| Original Score: 4.5/5
Flick Filosopher
Thomas Jane... may finally earn... the recognition he deserves...
Reeling Reviews
[Stander is a] taut, well-made crime drama that agreeably showcases Thomas Jane in the title role.
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| Original Score: B+
FilmJerk.com
Stander is a rough and ready crime drama that throbs with visual touches and inspired performances.
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| Original Score: B+
