40
Screen International by Allan Hunter
Ultimately the visual polish and subplots merely serve as fleeting distractions from the weary familiarity of this two-fisted tale.
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50
The Hollywood Reporter by Boyd van Hoeij
With a slick, outsider’s perspective on the City of Angels and some interesting possibilities that are set up early on, this Message gets off to a great start. But the screenplay becomes a muddle and then a mess in its second half.
58
Message from the King isn’t a chore to watch by any means; and there are moments that suggest the more colorful neo-noir that might’ve been.
30
It’s a dark and all-around unpleasant journey to take.
38
Boseman carries himself with confidence in every role, but the rat hole this picture twists into must have left even him shaken.