despite some of The Mule's darker, more morally thickety themes, it's a surprisingly fun and mellow movie; [also] fits the 88-year-old Clint Eastwood perfectly
despite a few objectionable moments, "The Mule" is solidly crafted, consistently compelling and often quite moving -- which is to say, it's Clint Eastwood through and through
Clint Eastwood's best movie in more than 25 years; "The Mule" is a poignant, funny, and thrilling work of self-commentary; a tender, conflicted, and sometimes very funny meditation on what America conditions people to want for themselves
Clint Eastwood plays an awkward character trapped in an equally awkward film, falsely naive and imprecise in its purpose; "The Mule" is a frustratingly basic film devoid of laughs and flat-footed, one whose underlying tension gets tiresome
by Rafer Guzman [Newsday ]
by Joshua Rothkopf [Time Out New York ]
