News of the World
2020, adventure, drama, western
118 minutes
A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.
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10
8.0
2021-02-15
Excellent cinematography captures iconic western landscapes, rustic townships and long dusty roads. Read more
8.0
2021-01-19
I’d say it’s a pretty restrained direction that works well for the story. There are slow moments in the movie, but it never felt tedious, which is a testament to the solid script Greengrass co-wrote with Luke Davies. Read more
8.0
2020-12-20
News of the World offers a simply hero’s journey, understated by Greengrass’s influence and Tom Hanks’s natural abilities. Read more
8.0
2020-12-11
News of the World is truly softer work from Paul Greengrass and that is a welcome addition to his resume. Its unreserved earthiness, outlined by Greengrass and Lion Oscar nominee Luke Davies, matches the book quite suitably as well. Read more
7.5
David McGinnis of Fellowship of the Screen
2021-01-28
His second collaboration with Hanks also yields another exceptional performance, showing a soulful vulnerability that not even Spielberg regularly asks of the actor. Yet, for all of its well-made parts, News of the World is only a solid outing, not a transcendent one.
7.0
2020-12-22
News of the World is a standard Western with a predictable story, though it's elevated by Hanks and Helena Zengel's performances. Read more
6.0
2021-02-03
If you can look past the film's hypocritical politics, there's an engaging enough Sunday afternoon western romp to be enjoyed here. Read more
6.0
2021-01-23
The main issue I’ve found here has to do with the predictability of the story, while the goodhearted central character, who always does the right thing even if he has to reverse its primary decisions, becomes the strongest inspirational factor. More surprises and conflicts would have taken it to more enjoyable places, though. Read more
4.0
2020-12-10
None of it makes for a particularly notable production, however, which is this film’s biggest downfall; it just doesn’t leave much of an impression. Read more
In other languages
8.0
2021-02-10
Ondanks deze zachte invalshoek zorgen de talenten van Zengel en Hanks ervoor dat News of the World een meer dan degelijke western wordt. Read more
7.5
2021-02-15
De film is mooi in beeld gebracht en prachtig geacteerd door beide hoofdrolspelers en is hierdoor de moeite van je tijd zeker waard. Read more
7.0
2021-02-13
Maar hoewel het scenario niet bijster sterk is, valt op de uitvoering van News of the World weinig af te dingen. Read more
6.0
2021-02-11
News of the World is een aardige western, waarbij Tom Hanks de teugels stevig in handen heeft. Maar hoe goed het acteerwerk ook is en hoe fraai de voorgeschotelde beelden ook zijn, de film komt eigenlijk nergens echt tot leven. Read more
5.0
2021-02-10
Het enige wat ons buiten de cinematografie of kostuums nog kon bekoren, is het acteertalent van de jonge Helena Zengel uit System Crasher. Van haar gaan we nog meer horen. Read more
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