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Metascore
10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100It’s a gorgeous film to watch, but a better and bigger one to think about. The key to unlocking this hugely ambitious genre hybrid – a classic Australian film and a masterpiece of outback noir – is understanding that Goldstone is a country, not a town, and its name is Australia.
- 90VarietyEddie CockrellVarietyEddie CockrellGoldstone is nothing if not a focused, unified piece.
- 88The Seattle TimesThe Seattle TimesFilmmaker Ivan Sen is a quadruple threat as writer, director, composer and cinematographer of this wily Australian thriller.
- 80Screen DailySarah WardScreen DailySarah WardEven when the lines uttered sound more like a statement than an actual conversation, Sen remains a master of everything he controls as Goldstone slowly inches towards its bullet-riddled finale.
- 80Village VoiceSerena DonadoniVillage VoiceSerena DonadoniWhen the violence comes, as it must, Sen stages his shoot-outs with the physical and emotional wallop of the best westerns, but he’s more interested in restoring the faith of law enforcement officers whose belief in justice has eroded.
- 75The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakThe pace might be slow, but it allows some great performances to breathe.
- 75Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanIt is not a story of justice, but of a kind of standoff between good and evil. Initially, there seems precious little of the former.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisIts sociopolitical concerns — primarily around indigenous land rights — are muted and muddled by a script that favors manly grunting and moody looks over clarifying dialogue. Riven with racism and sharp bursts of violence, Goldstone nevertheless has a rough, desolate beauty.
- 70Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleThis is Pedersen's second movie for Sen in the same role (after "Mystery Road," with a reported Australian television series in the works), and his Jay is the kind of compellingly gloomy, intelligent and tough justice-seeker easily worth a whole series of politically thorny, culturally resonant crime sagas.
- 70Arizona RepublicKerry LengelArizona RepublicKerry LengelAs a cinematic diatribe set in a stark moral universe, Goldstone comes in loud and clear.