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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThere’s a propulsive, driving force to the way the film is directed, but there are some things that don’t entirely track.
- 60Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganNightride doesn’t try to reinvent the (car) wheel, nor does it really pretend to be anything more than it is. Fingleton shows us what he can do, so it’s efficient vehicle in the end. Like the audience, it knows where it is going. It all depends on whether those on board like the cut of its chassis.
- 60The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeThe Irish TimesDonald ClarkeHappily, the screenplay is a model of design and economy. The dilemmas remain clear. The solutions mostly make sense.
- 60Film ThreatAlex SavelievFilm ThreatAlex SavelievNightride promises to take you on a ride, which it does; a bumpy one, filled with detours and ennui-inducing stretches.
- 40The New York TimesCalum MarshThe New York TimesCalum MarshThe one-take gimmick — much easier to achieve now thanks to digital cameras —has become common enough that it barely qualifies as novel.