The Company You Keep Reviews

[Director Robert Redford] deftly articulates the moral morass that can arise when idealism gives way to reality; he also has some very definite things to say about the way today's sensation-hungry, click-addicted media operates.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5

Talk about timing. Whether it's good or bad remains to be seen.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Dreadfully near-catatonic pace that never makes you feel like there's much at stake.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

At the very least, this generation proves that they still have compelling stories to tell. (Complete Content Details for Parents also available)

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Things come together satisfyingly at the end, but by then the urge to jump out of one's theater seat has been in effect for at least 45 minutes.

Full Review | Original Score: 2

A tougher work might have seemed provocatively relevant in the tragic context of current events, but this film has a muted nostalgia for the days when bomb-tossing students had easy-to-pronounce names and might grow up to be as cleancut as Robert Redford.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

An old-fashioned political drama that's well-intentioned and heartfelt.

Full Review | Original Score: B-

Clearly, Redford has no trouble drawing talent; if he's ever interested in remaking Meteor or Midnight in Paris, he's halfway there.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

Robert Redford -- who once was an active liberal -- is now a tired capitalist. He's also a worn-out egotist.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/5

[Redford] still manages to tell an interesting story of family painted against a political backdrop. It's not going to spark any great movements, but it is worth a sit in at the local theater.

Full Review | Original Score: B-

Redford's direction feels tighter and and less ruminative than it has in years, and his acting is still marked by a kind of intelligent alertness.

Full Review | Original Score: 87/100

No matter how much slack you cut it, The Company You Keep never quite lives up to expectation.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5

This chase film combines elements of the thriller and newspaper procedural to create a contemporary saga about political idealism, stone-cold realities, and the repercussions of past deeds on future innocents.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

The acting company Robert Redford keeps in The Company You Keep doesn't get any better. Movies rarely do either.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5

What with a cast that includes Robert Redford, Julie Christie, Nick Nolte, and Susan Sarandon, this might've been the most star-studded production of the year had it been made in 1975.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10

It tends to sag a touch in its third act, but it's a solidly engaging thriller thanks mostly to its ridiculously talented cast.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

You can't help but applaud the effort, even as it falls short.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

Redford the director keeps things moving smoothly, avoiding too many lengthy monologues while still getting the point across ...

Full Review | Original Score: B+

Although the movie is structured as a thriller, there's no urgency or suspense.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Whether RR's too old, as many have suggested, for the more thriller-ish elements here, there's no doubt that he's very fine and still seriously charismatic, and that Lem Dobbs' screenplay tackles weighty issues in a compellingly 'grey area' fashion.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5