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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreAn old fashioned romantic mystery that benefits from a wizened, much-honored cast and a still-exotic setting.
- 60Village VoiceCalum MarshVillage VoiceCalum MarshGentle has its charms, and August's vision of the world, archaic though it may willingly be, is appealingly urbane .
- 50The PlaylistJessica KiangThe PlaylistJessica KiangBloodless, far too genteel, and perfectly content to continually tell where a little showing would be nice; Night Train to Lisbon ends up a deeply unadventurous adventure story.
- 38New York PostFarran Smith NehmeNew York PostFarran Smith NehmeIt’s all terribly talky and low-energy; that wonderful noirish title, it turns out, was just a front for a history lecture.
- 30The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenAfter barely stirring to life, Night Train to Lisbon mercifully expires.
- 25Slant MagazineBill WeberSlant MagazineBill WeberBille August's film is a protracted, soporific trip into Portuguese history that would like to be a romantic thriller.
- 20New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierMurder on the Orient Express, this ain’t.
- 20Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichTake the last train to anywhere but here.