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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinIts salvaged parts combine into an internally incongruous but crazily unique whole.
- 75The Film StageRory O'ConnorThe Film StageRory O'ConnorThere is a great deal to savor here and yet it’s hard to shake the sense that The Bad Batch is a film stuck in neutral. We await that kick into a higher gear but it’s just too cool to be bothered.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyEven when the dramatic momentum slackens, the movie's grindhouse world remains vividly rendered and immersive.
- 63Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenAna Lily Amirpour has learned a few lessons from QT about the disreputable joys of blending kitsch and ultraviolence.
- 60The GuardianAndrew PulverThe GuardianAndrew PulverThe film doesn’t quite live up to its creepy, savage opening, or carry through its best ideas.
- 50The PlaylistJessica KiangThe PlaylistJessica KiangThe perils of the broader-canvas follow-up to the sleek and economical indie debut are writ large: this is “Difficult Second Album: The Movie.”
- 40CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleAmirpour is a talented director with a wonderful eye but her style lacks substance and her obvious influences - the Mad Max franchise and the wonderful LQ Jones film A Boy and his Dog - are so superior as to almost completely nullify her derivative contribution to the genre.
- 40Screen DailyLee MarshallScreen DailyLee MarshallAfter the tense opening, coherent drama goes by the board.