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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonSan Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonIt’s a slickly made piece of entertainment that’s a good time out at the movies.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperFinding Steve McQueen is a combo platter of crazy-but-true history mixed with creative fiction. The result is an entertaining if sometimes overly self-conscious 1970s period piece, bursting with pop culture references.
- 63Chicago TribuneRick BentleyChicago TribuneRick BentleyJohnson's latest effort, Finding Steve McQueen, isn't perfect. Or halfway perfect. Or even one-quarter perfect. But he does take what would have been a rather bland heist story and mix it with a mediocre love story to create an enjoyable final product.
- 63RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyThe heist movie has a long pedigree, and while Finding Steve McQueen is no "Le Cercle Rouge" or "Rififi" (or even "Reservoir Dogs"), Johnson keeps the tone light, vivacious, almost slapstick at times. This is a smart choice.
- 58The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakYou probably won’t love Finding Steve McQueen, but that unyielding wholesomeness ensures you won’t be able to hate it either.
- 50Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonPhiladelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonThough fact-based movies are often guilty of bending truth to improve a story, Finding Steve McQueen goes in the other direction, downplaying strange-but-true elements that might have helped its saggy narrative.
- 50Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThat diffuse focus — and a whimsical tone, bordering on the silly — work against the film. Perhaps the government intervened in this case yet again, making sure Finding Steve McQueen would be too muddled and goofy to be entertaining.
- 50VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanFinding Steve McQueen is a ramshackle indie heist drama that has a little bit (but not much) to do with Steve McQueen.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckUnfortunately, despite the fascinating story that provides its inspiration and a solid cast, the pic provides neither sufficient thrills nor humor to make it anything more than a minor diversion.
- 40The GuardianCath ClarkeThe GuardianCath ClarkeIt’s a forgettable film, with a fair few gags that strike a depressingly sexist note.