As a work screened in landmark theaters, "Death Row Walk" has been hoping to use film critics as a breakthrough from the beginning to become an excellent art film that has won word of mouth, so DreamWorks, as a production company, and Twentieth Century Fox, as a distribution company, both attach great importance to professional film critics, not only inviting them to participate in internal test screenings, but also providing internal tickets on the day of screening, so that more professional film critics can enter theaters to watch the movie.

Thanks to the wisdom of DreamWorks and Twentieth Century Fox, the opening day of "Death Row Walk" did not affect the active participation of film critics - of course, such a grand occasion was the result they wanted to see, after all, the box office is the fundamental thing.

In addition to the "Chicago Sun" and the "Los Angeles Times", there are as many as 26 media outlets that released the "Death Row Walk" movie review for the first time this time! This number even surpassed the attention of many summer commercial films, and easily became one of the most shining works in December, and even the "Jumanji" with a grand premiere on the same day could only bow down.

What is even more surprising is that the media that gave praise to the "Death Row Walk" actually occupied an overwhelming advantage!

The "New York Times" actually gave a super high rating of 100 points, which comprehensively exceeded the ratings of Roger and Nicholas, and the one-sentence comment was even more highly praised, "This film has made the film industry noble!" In their detailed commentary, the New York Times emphasized that the preservation of such a work is the fundamental reason why the film has become spiritual food and artistic value, and they believe that the core ideas contained in this work are precious, and it also goes beyond the "seven deadly sins" to explore many sensitive topics more deeply.

The Washington Post's rating seems to be "lower" at 85, "It's not a work with strong subject matter appeal — you already have a criminal and a nun, but there's no love scene — but Robbins makes it interesting, and Sarandon and Lancaster make it deep and wonderful." ”

The Wall Street Journal gave it an 89-point affirmation, "Robbins' directing talent and screenwriting skills are close to flawless surging and rich, and there is no easy answer to the death penalty, and 'Death Row Walk' makes the topic painful and powerful." ”

If these media gave the "Death Row Walk" praise, people would still look at each other meaningfully and laugh, although the objectivity and authority of film critics are necessary, the friendly relationship between these media and Hugo is not a secret. Of course, their film reviews are still very pertinent, at least winning the approval of the audience.

But to everyone's surprise, the media that had a "bad relationship" with Hugo seemed to have changed their ways this time, giving objective - and even somewhat flattering evaluations one by one. In particular, the comments of several media outlets, led by the Blocking Alliance, are really intriguing.

The "San Francisco Chronicle" bore the brunt, in fact, their relationship with Hugo is neither good nor bad, but they are both West Coast rivals, and in order to distinguish themselves from the "Los Angeles Times", they often come up with some topics in an ingenious way, so they also joined the blocking alliance in the first place.

It stands to reason that the "San Francisco Chronicle" gave good reviews, and they were quite positive about Hugo's works before, but they gave a full score of 100 points, which made people a little stunned, "The wonderful performance makes the movie shine infinitely!" ”

The concise and clear evaluation can also show their extreme recognition of the two leading actors.

And the Chicago Tribune, which has always been a maverick, is in the limelight this time, with a perfect score of praise and an unblemished review, "Sarandon delivered the best performance of her career: she showed unparalleled beauty and sacredness as she withstood the powerful impact of the wrath of the victims' families; And Lancaster, the actor who has been given higher expectations for a long time, once again shocked everyone, and he gave an excellent performance at the Oscar level! Interestingly, there is not a single spark between Sarandon and Lancaster, but there is an infinite chemistry, which is perhaps the best part of the whole movie. ”

The typical style of the "Chicago Tribune" is cynical with a hint of ridicule, but the full score of 100 points has no moisture, showing their absolute certainty of the film.

If the San Francisco Chronicle and the Chicago Tribune are forgivable, although they are members of the Ban League, they have always praised Hugo's work, the reviews of the New York Post, USA Today, and the Houston Chronicle have caused many people to worry: Are the editors-in-chief of these three newspapers crazy?

USA Today's 100 out of 100 is nothing short of earth-shattering, "The joyful viewing process has little to blame for the film: it's just so unbelievable!" They use a word like "fabulous" with a strong positive connotation, which can also be seen in the weight of this 100 percent.

You must know that in the history of several confrontations between "USA Today" and Hugo, in addition to maintaining the "Schindler's List" of "political correctness", they almost completely erased Hugo's efforts in his works. Although they were not as showy as the New York Post, in fact, from the beginning of "Smell the Woman" - or until then, "USA Today" did not have much affection for Hugo.

But this time, USA Today gave it a perfect score of 100, which is really ...... Struck dumb.

And the "New York Post" actually gave a full score, which made countless people fall through the glasses, which is almost more terrible than the "New York Post" bowing to Hugo and admitting defeat. Because, bowing your head and admitting defeat at least shows that the "New York Post" has the strength to admit defeat, but the film review score is a very subjective thing, when a full score is given, what does it mean? It means that you are convinced!

"A bold, searching, painful experience that is probably one of the most complex and exhilarating films Hollywood has ever made."

Because the praise of the "New York Post" is so bold that it even makes people wonder if this is irony, but the perfect score cannot deceive people, so many people are confused: What happened to Colin Mailer!

Comparatively speaking, the "Houston Chronicle" score of 78 is already the most calm, but even this score is still a very good compliment, "The dialogue of this movie is too long, which makes many emotional exchanges become didactic and self-conscious, and Robbins is not skilled in handling the communication of the film so that the communication of the film only stays on the surface, which is a big pity." But Sarandon and Lancaster's superb performances make the film convincing and infuse it with incredible intelligence and emotion. ”

In the face of such unprecedented praise from these media, people have to think more, could it be that these former members of the Death Row Alliance are worried that Hugo will settle accounts after the autumn - after all, they worked together to ban the "Death Row Walk", and as a result, they did not steal the rice, and now the "Death Row Walk" has not only become a hot topic, but Hugo's performance is even more shocking, and the most important thing is that the movie's discussion of the death penalty is completely a powder keg, and the uncrowned kings who are shackled by public opinion supervision at this time dare not make mistakes again.

That's why these former members of the Ban Alliance have expressed such a position?

However, regardless of whether they are forced to say so under the pressure of public opinion or praise it sincerely, they have given "Death Row Walk" an incredible score, which has become an established fact, which also means that the reputation of "Death Row Prisoner Walk" is moving towards a new peak step by step.

"Reel View" gave another 100 out of 100 rating, stating in their review, "Ironically, a film with such a title should be the most important, vivid, and challenging of all the films of the year." ”

The subtext is that it is ironic that "Death Row Prisoners' Walk" is such a tricky, troublesome, and complex work with such a difficult theme, and that it is so successful that it overcomes other works today in terms of topicality and reflection.

Although "Death Row Walk" has received rave reviews, there are still some negative comments in it, and the "San Francisco Observer" said, "controversy, trouble, trouble, entanglement." It's a mess. They only gave a 63-point rating, and they were clearly not satisfied with the finished film.

In addition, "TV Guide" cruelly gave an ultra-low score of 50 points, "Sarandon is amazing, and Lancaster is undoubtedly at the peak of his career." But the film is just a smorgasbord of mixed news, and even a great performance by two actors can't make up for the ambiguity and confusion of Robbins's train of thought. ”

However, compared to the overwhelming praise of the movie, the negative reviews are not only rare, but also not strong. And it is worth mentioning that both positive and negative reviews, the comments have given great affirmation to the two leading actors, especially from the magazine "Empire", so said.

"Sarandon's performance made the film a point of discussion, and Lancaster's performance gave the film a soul. The collision of the performances of the two actors makes the film infinitely reflective, and the epic performance reinterprets the meaning of the word 'performance'. ”

The unsparing praise of "Empire" magazine, coupled with an evaluation of 85 points, is undoubtedly another affirmation of the "Death Row Walk".

In the praise of a lot of media, the media comprehensive evaluation of "Death Row Prisoner Walk" is as high as 87 points, which is undoubtedly a very good result for a work of art, and the theater score reflects the audience's thoughts are obviously much more mixed, but the "B+" score can also be seen that people still give the movie enough affirmation, especially for Hugo's super high expectations, the result is not only not lower than expectations, but shocked again!