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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Portland OregonianMarc MohanPortland OregonianMarc MohanBlood Ties not only convincingly recreates its era, it seems like it could have been made then.
- 60The GuardianXan BrooksThe GuardianXan BrooksThis hoary, hackneyed old cop-opera...is served with such relish that the fun proves infectious.
- 60The DissolveJordan HoffmanThe DissolveJordan HoffmanThis isn’t a movie so much as a fetishist’s fever dream—a fantasia of New York crime movies from the 1970s that places the specificity of its time and place at center stage more than any actual New York crime movie from the era.
- 60Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThere's a heft to the proceedings that keeps us invested even when the story's various strands start to unravel.
- 58The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerWith his English-language debut, Blood Ties, Canet takes on material of even less interest to today’s big studios, constructing something much more ambitious than a straight thriller — a sprawling familial crime drama, heavier on relationships than chases or shoot-outs.
- 50McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreAmong the cast, the Oscar winner Cotillard acquits herself the best, bleary-eyed and bitter.
- 30VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasThe tension rarely rises above a low boil.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe ‘70s recreation is reasonable -- there are plenty of vintage cars and pop tunes of the moment -- but the characters never register beyond the surfaces of the scenes despite being equipped with long-festering resentments and grudges.
- 20New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierFine actors are let down by a comatose script and wayward direction in this retro crime drama.