The Yards Reviews
Top CriticThings in The Yards become so hard to swallow that even the most easygoing movie-goers will find it hard to suspend disbelief.
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| Original Score: 2/4
An On the Waterfront wannabe, directed with a heavy portentousness that smothers the drama in a thick sauce of self-importance.
SPLICEDWire
Never envelops the audience in the deep tenor and rich realism of its sullied world.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A well-presented but grim drama that unravels about halfway through...
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| Original Score: C+
Collapses into a weary catalog of crime-movie cliches and political impossibilities.
After a point, The Yards crosses the line from portentously atmospheric to merely dolorous.
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| Original Score: C
A great director's losing battle against a goofy script.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
A well-acted and socially earnest, if rather routine, ride. The Yards makes no unexpected stops.
Apollo Guide
The ensemble cast is strong, but the story fails to provide characters to really get behind and understand.
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| Original Score: 64/100
ViewLondon
Atmospheric, worthy-but dull crime drama, with a largely wasted cast of greats.
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| Original Score: 2/5
The ingredients are here for a classy crime drama. They just don't blend that easily.
It is so choked with its own solemnity that it barely musters the energy to tell a story.
Philadelphia City Paper
Truth be told, The Yards is pretty much a mess.
Austin Chronicle
The Yards fails to incite more than a dull unease in its characterizations and audience expectations.
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| Original Score: 2/5
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
If not for some fine performances by its extremely talented cast, the film would be an absolute snore.
Hollywood Report Card
Ultimately, I left the theater saying 'so what?'
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| Original Score: 5/10
