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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe movie IS a provocation, but not a glib or ideologically myopic one.
- 70SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirRange has a marvelous feel for the clichés and conventions of TV-news documentary, and the tone of mournful elegy he strikes here is both convincing and -- believe me, I'm shocked to be writing this -- moving.
- 67Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerThere's something foul about staging the assassination of a sitting president in order to push a political agenda that could just as easily have been put forward without resorting to such sensationalism.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliDeath of a President is celluloid mediocrity. It's neither interesting nor convincing.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttAs convincing as the manipulated footage of the President's death in Chicago in October 2007 is, the movie itself cannot be more unconvincing in its approach.
- 50VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyDisappointingly, Death of a President shrinks from its promise as a piece of genuinely radical or adventurous speculative fiction.
- 50Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanDramatically inert but a minor techno-miracle, Range's movie is a faux documentary with fake talking heads and seamless digital effects.
- 50PremiereEthan AlterPremiereEthan AlterThere's no question that Death of a President fulfills its objective as a conversation starter, but as a movie, it's sketchy at best.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe flaw in Death of a President isn't one of morality. It's one of dramatic interest.
- 12New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithThe only thing that's shocking about Death of a President is how boring it is.