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The Guardian by

Performances are uniformly impressive, with Stapleton guaranteed a place in the pantheon of creepily charismatic Australian screen criminals.

The Hollywood Reporter by David Rooney

It's in the accelerating spiral of crime that the weaknesses of the script and direction become hard to ignore.

Arizona Republic by Kerry Lengel

Muscled and ruggedly un-manscaped, Stapleton is an intimidating presence based on physicality alone, but the actor ratchets up the menace factor with a gripping portrayal of a man driven by emotions more complex than mere anger.

Los Angeles Times by Robert Abele

In one punchy way it's feverishly, genre-shakingly different. That difference makes the movie almost work. Almost.