Avengers: Endgame
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Widows
The Walking Dead
Log in with Facebook
OR
By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango.
Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password.
We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified.
Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service.
Trial by Fire has a worthy -- and heartbreaking -- story to tell, but this well-acted dramatization is undermined by its aggressively manipulative approach.
SUPER REVIEWER
The movie doesn't seem to be playing near you.
All Critics (53) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (31) | Rotten (22)
There's that masterpiece of a micro-performance by Jeff Perry, in that single scene. That alone is worth the price of admission. May 17, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
There's that masterpiece of a micro-performance by Jeff Perry, in that single scene. That alone is worth the price of admission.
Richard Roeper
O'Connell and Dern, meanwhile, find the common ground in their characters that keeps "Trial by Fire" simmering. May 17, 2019 | Rating: B | Full Review…
O'Connell and Dern, meanwhile, find the common ground in their characters that keeps "Trial by Fire" simmering.
Adam Graham
The film plods at points, trudging along, and there are a few misguided narrative 'devices' tacked on. May 17, 2019 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
The film plods at points, trudging along, and there are a few misguided narrative 'devices' tacked on.
Sheila O'Malley
[I]t's hard not to feel that even at a little over two hours, there's a rushed, assembly-line quality to how "Trial by Fire" wants to work our emotions. May 16, 2019 | Full Review…
[I]t's hard not to feel that even at a little over two hours, there's a rushed, assembly-line quality to how "Trial by Fire" wants to work our emotions.
Robert Abele
It's a haunting, heartbreaking story, told by a movie that never quite makes a case for itself to exist. May 16, 2019 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
It's a haunting, heartbreaking story, told by a movie that never quite makes a case for itself to exist.
Moira MacDonald
The movie's raw facts are sufficient to rouse viewer indignation. But the material arguably calls for a more proactively provocative approach. May 16, 2019 | Full Review…
The movie's raw facts are sufficient to rouse viewer indignation. But the material arguably calls for a more proactively provocative approach.
Glenn Kenny
It's a prestige film based on the true story of a man who is wrongly convicted of killing his children. May 20, 2019 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
It's a prestige film based on the true story of a man who is wrongly convicted of killing his children.
Dennis Schwartz
Trial By Fire is an expertly-crafted work of art that doubles as a biopic and perceptive, dual character study, brimming with jaw-dropping performances led by the versatile O'Connell. May 19, 2019 | Full Review…
Trial By Fire is an expertly-crafted work of art that doubles as a biopic and perceptive, dual character study, brimming with jaw-dropping performances led by the versatile O'Connell.
Alex Arabian
Capital Punishment questioned and put on trial while revisiting the true life tragedy of Cameron Todd Willingham. Jack O'Connell king of true story tragedy is riveting May 19, 2019 | Full Review…
Capital Punishment questioned and put on trial while revisiting the true life tragedy of Cameron Todd Willingham. Jack O'Connell king of true story tragedy is riveting
Carla Renata
You can't help wishing Zwick's lockstep depiction of capital punishment felt a lot less like a death sentence. May 18, 2019 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
You can't help wishing Zwick's lockstep depiction of capital punishment felt a lot less like a death sentence.
Al Alexander
Trial by Fire comes off as a thinner, mediocre version of another fact-based death-row drama. May 17, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Trial by Fire comes off as a thinner, mediocre version of another fact-based death-row drama.
Dann Gire
Heavy-handed didacticism makes parts of Trial By Fire feel rigged, costing the story some of its power. May 17, 2019 | Full Review…
Heavy-handed didacticism makes parts of Trial By Fire feel rigged, costing the story some of its power.
Robert Denerstein
There are no featured reviews for Trial by Fire at this time.
There are no approved quotes yet for this movie.
View All