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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenThe Seattle TimesSoren AndersenThere is grace in Sarandon’s performance. And heartbreaking power.
- 80Film Journal InternationalDoris ToumarkineFilm Journal InternationalDoris ToumarkineAbove all, this is Sarandon’s picture and maybe her best film work in many years.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyEntertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyViper Club is an earnest and often engaging film that’s undeniably heartfelt. It’s capital-I important and timely. But without its star’s passionate, nuanced performance, it would run the risk of being a bit generic and forgettable.
- 60The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergViper Club falters with mawkish flashbacks of the mother and son, and with its ham-fisted, repeated emphasis on the smarm of government officials. But it is mostly gripping.
- 60TheWrapDan CallahanTheWrapDan CallahanThis is a slow-burning movie, but its stealth and intelligence eventually packs an emotional punch.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranViper Club is an attempt at a very difficult balancing act. It doesn’t quite succeed, but it deploys enough persuasive elements to make the attempt involving.
- 60Rolling StoneDavid FearRolling StoneDavid FearRage, not righteousness, is the mode here, but the muted, disbelieving, draining kind. Simple answers aren’t on the menu.
- 38RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonRogerEbert.comOdie HendersonViper Club is being released by YouTube Original Films, which is appropriate because it looks like it was shot and framed for the tiniest YouTube window possible. This is an ugly looking film filled with headache-inducing, shaky close-ups and questionable editing.
- 37Washington PostAlan ZilbermanWashington PostAlan ZilbermanGood intentions only go so far, especially when they mask tawdry melodrama. Even the best movies push emotional buttons, but they work because viewers become wrapped up in the story. This one is so manipulative you can hear the gears grinding — until they lock up.