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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The GuardianThe GuardianIt's a superbly crafted film by a cult film-maker and features a virtuoso bank robbery sequence shot in a single take from a camera in the back seat of a car.
- 90The New YorkerRichard BrodyThe New YorkerRichard BrodyIt’s a strikingly modern, complex, disturbing, and yet sad, touching, and romantic film.
- 88Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrLewis's long takes and sure command of film noir staples (shadows, fog, rain-soaked streets) make this a stunning technical achievement, but it's something more--a gangster film that explores the limits of the form with feeling and responsibility.
- 83The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyJoseph H. Lewis’ kinetic, psychosexual B-movie laid many of the creative foundations of the American cinema of the 1970s, though it took a round trip to Europe for the movie to develop a reputation at home.
- 80Time OutTime OutGun Crazy is a magnificently enjoyable film, distinguished by Joseph H Lewis’s restless, catch-all directorial style.
- 80EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanDarker and more subtly complex than you'd expect from a 1950s crime caper.
- 63Slant MagazineEric HendersonSlant MagazineEric HendersonLewis, through sheer force of will, turns the script’s easy ways out into the essence of blunt, adolescent sexual flowering.
- Pretty cheap stuff.