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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearThis muted mobster story reminds us that the ties that bind can also gag you, garrote you and slowly deaden your soul.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasDown Terrace is long on talk but generates its own internal rhythms and pace that makes it feel bracing and vibrantly alive.
- 75The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayWhen Down Terrace gets in a good groove, Wheatley and Hill's dialogue is both funny and pointed.
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickIt's full of funny stuff, from a hitman forced to drag along his 3-year-old when he can't get a sitter, to one of the goons being asked, "Do you have a Web presence?"
- 70VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibCleverly channeling gangster tropes through a British kitchen-sink soap opera, TV scribe-helmer Ben Wheatley has concocted a nifty black comedy, with a little help from his friends, in Down Terrace.
- 70Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonDown Terrace has frequently been appreciated as "The Sopranos meets Mike Leigh." But a more fruitful comparison might be to last year's stand-out British satire "In the Loop": In both films, verbal aggression makes for the biggest laughs and the surest signs of moral decay.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe production comes by its authenticity naturally -- and not only because several of the cast members (fascinating faces all) happen to be related.
- 60EmpireDavid ParkinsonEmpireDavid ParkinsonThe father and son chemistry give this blackly-comic slice of social realism a dose of Ealing-lite wit.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenHowever persuasively acted, this mélange of cinéma vérité, slapstick and murder - whose story has a lot in common with the recent Australian gangster film "Animal Kingdom" - has too many narrative gaps for its pieces to cohere satisfactorily.
- 40New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanStrong performances and understated cinematography help balance the self-conscious editing, but ultimately the entire affair feels false.