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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisSan Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisRegardless of how one might feel about its inherently icky subject matter, Dark Crimes needs more narrative momentum. The cast is game, the production design is impressive and a few surprises await — but even as things heat up, the film somehow remains cold.
- 40The New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe New York TimesKen JaworowskiA good story gets stuck in a puddle of mood in Dark Crimes, a film that strays from its fascinating source — a real-life murder case — into a less successful attempt at noir.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreCarrey doesn’t deliver any sizzle in this role. Csokas chews him right out of their scenes, and the always soulful Gainsbourg (“Nymphomaniac,” “Antichrist”) lets us think we’re looking right into her horrific past, even if this dull, obvious “mystery” doesn’t seem worthy of any of their talents.
- 30IGNWitney SeiboldIGNWitney SeiboldAlthough inspired by an interesting post-modern true crime story, and featuring an unexpectedly depressive performance from Jim Carrey, Dark Crimes is a dull, dark, depressing film with very little on its mind.
- 30Village VoiceApril WolfeVillage VoiceApril WolfeThis is one very ugly movie at its heart, not for how Englert photographed it but for how bleak and unrelenting the violence is — even that ending can’t dig Dark Crimes out of its dark hole.
- 30Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenCarrey's quietly exacting, uncharacteristic performance, though not qualifying as a saving grace, hints at some promising new career directions in the same manner Robin Williams successfully tapped a darker side with "One Hour Photo." All Carrey needs now is a better film.
- 25RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyRogerEbert.comGlenn KennyCarrey’s commitment is in the service of a movie that is not just muddled in the conventional ways but down to its core; it really never figures out what it’s about, even as it grimly manipulates its volatile content.
- 25ConsequenceRandall ColburnConsequenceRandall ColburnThe only subtlety to be found is in the performance of singer and actress Charlotte Gainsbourg, though it’s her co-star, Jim Carrey, who will be the subject of most of this strange, ugly film’s discussion. And why not? It’s a bizarre, fascinating turn for Carrey.
- 16The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyHere, a few words should be said about Carrey’s performance: It may be the worst dramatic acting of his career, a charmless cartoon of self-repression.
- 0Slant MagazineHenry StewartSlant MagazineHenry StewartThere’s a lot of sexual violence in the film, but it scans as unimaginatively repulsive, as well as blatantly misogynistic.