Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein

Graceland is a tense, twisty cinematic artichoke brimming with moral complexity and intriguing shades of gray.

The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis

Even while embracing the breathless beats of the crime thriller, Graceland holds tight to its concern for exploited children.

New York Post by Farran Smith Nehme

Morales’ spin on the old ransom plot is fresher and more gripping than most big-budget Hollywood products.

Slant Magazine by Chuck Bowen

The film's plot isn't unusual, but director Ron Morales strips it down to its primal essence.

The A.V. Club by Tasha Robinson

It’s a dark, grim, suffocating story that only missteps by overplaying its hand, making the larger message about prostitution increasingly overt.

The Hollywood Reporter

The spare, tightly wound narrative ultimately turns on the hard-eyed, relentless efficacy of the plot, as well as the certainty of Reyes’ performance.

The Playlist by Gabe Toro

Mezmerizing in fits and starts, Graceland doesn't coalesce into the "important" thriller it seeks to be.

Time Out

For all the alleged ethical complexity in this thriller’s noirish narrative, everything’s a little too neat here.

Austin Chronicle

Graceland is terrific entertainment, but I can’t decide if it’s a cautionary tale, an exercise in moral relativism, or an exploitation film. There’s the final conundrum.

Village Voice by Ernest Hardy

Striking the right balance between interior and exterior can mean the difference between compelling drama and accidental melodrama. Writer-director Ron Morales just misses equilibrium in the visually arresting Filipino thriller Graceland.