79
Metascore
12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisIn Policeman, Mr. Lapid, making an electrifying feature directing debut, traces the line between the group and the individual in a story that can be read as a commentary on the world as much as on Israel.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe main performances are powerful, the visuals are bold and vivid, the final effect one of the gut having been punched and the mind stirred.
- 88Slant MagazineNick SchagerSlant MagazineNick SchagerIsrael's fractured psyche is plumbed via narrative splintering in Policeman, Nadav Lapid's compelling drama about his homeland's burgeoning social unrest.
- 83The PlaylistChristopher BellThe PlaylistChristopher BellAvoiding easy answers and engaging on various levels, Policeman is exactly the kind of film that makes one excited about the art again.
- 80Time Out LondonTime Out LondonThis unnerving and enigmatic debut feature from Israeli director Nadav Lapid trains its steely focus on the group dynamics of the cops and robbers rather than asking us to get swept along in the specifics of their violence travails.
- 70Village VoiceMichael NordineVillage VoiceMichael NordineLapid is so unconcerned with crafting a conventional crime drama that merely titling his film Policeman reads as a minor subversion, a way of defining the narrative in relation to a genre it hardly fits into.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLapid's filmmaking skill helps keep us involved, as does Policeman's philosophical underpinnings.
- 50The DissolveMike D'AngeloThe DissolveMike D'AngeloGive the Israeli drama Policeman some credit: It keeps finding new ways to be unsatisfying.