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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghDirector/co-writer/co-producer Jon Gunn's Christian agenda is evident without being intolerably sanctimonious, and he's a competent filmmaker who shows sign of having a little style.
- 40VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasNo mere crime drama, but rather the latest in the recent resurgence of independently financed, spiritually themed pics that seek to couch religious dogma within the shells of B-grade genre entertainment.
- 40Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThe filmmakers cannot sustain enough momentum to keep their film from seeming contrived and preachy.
- Like "Reservoir Dogs" by way of Ned Flanders, Mercy Streets is as earnest as Vacation Bible School and somewhat more cinematic.
- 20L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertL.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertWriter-director Jon Gunn and co-writer John W. Mann can't fashion a meaningful parable from their knot of dangling plotlines and absurd scenarios.