- CELEBRITY
- 08:00 PM, Mar 29
though tech values and supporting performances (especially Johnny Knoxville's) are unimpeachable, "Above Suspicion" doesn't conjure its setting as persuasively as some of the other drug-centric rural dramas we've seen latelyby John DeFore [The Hollywood Reporter ]
the stranger-than-fiction weirdness and emotional dysfunction are what’s interesting here, and the film doesn't quite take the lid off it. But Emilia Clarke is effective as Smith and carries the pictureby Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian ]
the performances by Emilia Clarke and Jack Huston are particularly powerful and captivate the audience throughout; The storyline is compelling and makes you think more closely about the caseby Alex Clement [HeyUGuys ]
shot in pale blue tones that make the whole movie look like it's taking place in the chilly hours just after dawn, Above Suspicion evokes post-industrial America with plenty of detailed sets and convincing performancesby Jesse Hassenger [NME ]
like many a paradoxical true-crime entertainment, "Above Suspicion" has scarcely more than a tabloid's passing interest in the life behind the deathby Guy Lodge [Variety ]
it's an enveloping if stately paced thriller that doubles up as a portrait of a broken America; What "Above Suspicion" lacks in flashy direction, it makes up for in strong performances and gripping true-life material to draw fromby Al Horner [Empire Magazine ]