50
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyNick SchagerVarietyNick SchagerWhile thrills are mitigated by convoluted plotting and suspect character behavior, the film’s uniquely bleak twist on classic noir conventions is enlivening.
- 63Slant MagazineOleg IvanovSlant MagazineOleg IvanovThe film seems more interested in its art design then in fully developing the story's underlying sexual ethics.
- 60We Got This CoveredLauren Humphries-BrooksWe Got This CoveredLauren Humphries-BrooksThere’s too much that’s intriguing in this film to ignore it, and although the third act shows signs of strain, the first two acts more than justify the film’s existence.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreAs its quickly stumbles through its crimes and clues, A Kind of Murder leaves you with the uneasy feeling that a promising mystery has simply been designed to death.
- 50Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenLos Angeles TimesSheri LindenThe story remains an academic argument, struggling to pierce the handsome surface.
- 42The PlaylistKimber MyersThe PlaylistKimber MyersThe fine cinematography, set design and costumes only serve as a distraction from the sparsely drawn story and uninteresting characters.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA handsome period piece that plays more like a scant-clues mystery than like the psychological thriller it intends to be, Andy Goddard's A Kind of Murder turns to the work of Patricia Highsmith but finds little of what made Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley such nail-biters.