Snowtown

Village Voice by

This slog adds up to nothing other than the shocking truism that average people will do horrible things primarily because someone tells them to.

IndieWire by Eric Kohn

The Snowtown Murders manages to become a compelling exercise that excels at making horrible acts look shockingly listless.

The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis

The Snowtown Murders reminds us that sometimes evil is immediately recognizable, but at other times it comes bearing bacon and beer.

Time Out by Joshua Rothkopf

Cigarettes are sucked hungrily by all involved, old and young, in the trashscape of this depressing Australian crime film - a movie that heaps so much dank atmosphere on its suburbanites, you can't help but sigh with relief when events turn to serial killing (finally?).

Empire by Kim Newman

Terrific performances, especially from the menacing, lazily charismatic Henshall, and debut director Kurzel's expressionist storytelling make for an Aussie film well worth hunting down. A tough but seriously rewarding watch.

The A.V. Club by Noel Murray

The sense of enervation that creeps into the movie's second half is bothersome mainly because The Snowtown Murders is often brilliant in its depiction of the mundanity of evil.