83
Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerDirected with wit and structural precision — there is not a single moment in the film that feels wasted or doesn’t pay off later on — Glory uses two vastly opposing characters (a communications specialist vs. someone who can barely communicate at all) to depict a society riddled with fraud and cruelty.
- 90Screen DailyAllan HunterScreen DailyAllan HunterExpertly paced, Glory builds to a cleverly staged off-camera climax that perfectly caps everything that has gone before.
- 90The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyThe variable incongruities of Glory give it a queasy power uncommon in contemporary cinema. It’s the feel-bad movie of the spring.
- 88Boston GlobePeter KeoughBoston GlobePeter KeoughLike films such as Cristi Puiu’s “The Death of Mr. Lazarescu” (2005), Glory transforms that realism into metaphors that don’t just criticize a particular system but lay plain the universal exploitation of the weak and honest by the corrupt and powerful.
- 80VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergThe film quietly builds to a feeling of inexorable disaster, guided by terrific performances as well as spot-on editing.
- 80Total FilmTom DawsonTotal FilmTom DawsonShot with doc-style immediacy, it expertly builds to a shocking climax.
- 75Slant MagazineChristopher GraySlant MagazineChristopher GrayThe film's rough-hewn naturalism belies an exquisite sense of pace and a sneaky breed of gallows humor.