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The Iceman Reviews

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Oliver Lyttelton
The Playlist

It's never a painful watch, more of a faintly dull, seen-it-all-before one. If nothing else, it's evidence that these days, being based on a true story isn't enough to elevate a film in a well-worn genre ahead of the pack.

Full Review Source: The Playlist | Original Score: C

May 3, 2013
Tomas Hachard
Slant Magazine

Michael Shannon has no interior to play with, since the film seems intent on ridding Richie of any emotion other than love for his family, and also no catharsis to build toward.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Original Score: 1.5/4

April 29, 2013
Sam Fragoso
Fan The Fire

Lack of originality and insipid screenwriting will soon read as the autopsy of this actively tiresome genre.

Full Review Source: Fan The Fire | Original Score: 2/5

September 18, 2012
Betsy Sharkey
Los Angeles Times
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"The Iceman's" problem rests instead with the script, which the director wrote with Morgan Land, his collaborator on the "Rx" screenplay. It never gets underneath Kuklinski's skin in a way that illuminates the psychosis.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Original Score: 2/5

May 2, 2013
Chris Barsanti
Film Racket

Vromen's period detail-slathered film (read: much unfortunate facial hair) exhausts itself trying to jam in as many cliches as possible.

Full Review Source: Film Racket | Original Score: 1.5/5

May 2, 2013
Laremy Legel
Film.com
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A nagging question looms over the entire endeavor: Do you care?

Full Review Source: Film.com | Original Score: C-

September 12, 2012
Rob Vaux
Mania.com

Imperfect perhaps, but ultimately undeniable.

Full Review Source: Mania.com | Original Score: B-

May 3, 2013
Chris Nashawaty
Entertainment Weekly
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With his chiseled-from-granite brow and harrowing, coiled-spring intensity, Michael Shannon is one of those actors who can make just about any movie interesting. And he has his work cut out for him in The Iceman ...

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Original Score: B-

May 1, 2013
Perry Seibert
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The script is so straight-ahead, and Shannon's performance is so forceful, that The Iceman doesn't offer any real insight into this monster, but if you just want to glimpse a character capable of genuine evil, it's effectively chilling.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Original Score: 2.5/4

May 3, 2013
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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A sketchy, flatly directed biopic based on one of the most compelling true crime stories out of New Jersey ...

Full Review Source: New York Post | Original Score: 2/4

May 2, 2013
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger
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There's not much style here, beyond the uniformly good acting, and even less of a point.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | Original Score: 2/4

May 3, 2013
Keith Uhlich
Time Out New York
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This is a wise-guy opera with barely one memorable aria.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | Original Score: 2/5

April 30, 2013
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

A drab, remedial gangster film.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | Original Score: C-

September 2, 2012
Ben Kenigsberg
AV Club

Alternating scenes of the psycho-as-family-man with an increasingly grisly and desperate series of hits, it makes for a surprisingly monotonous sit for a movie that also features a killer named Mr. Freezy.

Full Review Source: AV Club | Original Score: C+

May 2, 2013
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

The Iceman proves that a movie cannot get by on Michael Shannon's dark charisma alone

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | Original Score: 1.5/4

September 14, 2012
Rebecca Moss
Village Voice
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Shannon gives an unnerving performance as a man caged in a cruel apathy, maintaining a controlled façade that seems to twitch with barely sublimated distress.

Full Review Source: Village Voice

April 30, 2013
Greg Evans
Bloomberg News

Michael Shannon's clenched jaw finds its ideal role in Ariel Vromen's taut hit-man saga "The Iceman."

Full Review Source: Bloomberg News

May 3, 2013
Matt Donato
We Got This Covered

Even though we all knew Michael Shannon would be perfect as Richard Kuklinski, he still manages to mesmerize audiences like we're discovering his unparalleled acting chops all over again.

Full Review Source: We Got This Covered | Original Score: 8/10

April 25, 2013
Geoff Chapman
IGN Movies

The central story is excellent, and Michael Shannon gives a praise-worthy performance.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | Original Score: 7.5/10

September 18, 2012
Michael Sauter
Film Journal International

Harsh, gritty-and increasingly grisly-this true-crime story dramatizes the life and bloody career of contract killer Richard Kuklinski: just another suburban dad who never brought his work home.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International

April 29, 2013
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