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26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Film ThreatAlex SavelievFilm ThreatAlex SavelievThis hummingbird soars. It has that based-on-a-true-story feel, with all the urgency and verisimilitude of a real-life tale. A sad and visceral indictment of our society under the guise of a thriller, Kim Nguyen’s rousing cinematic elegy will sneak up on you, like its titular moth.
- 70Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinDespite esoteric subject matter, writer-director Kim Nguyen (War Witch) has crafted a smartly entertaining and unexpectedly human film with his financial thriller The Hummingbird Project.
- 70The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergAs the geological, financial and personal barriers the cousins face grow increasingly absurd, the movie works up a satisfying sweat.
- 70TheWrapWilliam BibbianiTheWrapWilliam BibbianiThe Hummingbird Project is most of a great movie. Amiable performances and a deft pace combine with high-contrast storytelling, and the results are generally engaging. Sometimes funny, sometimes smart, always watchable. But perhaps the film’s dedication to turning a clever tale into something profound was a miscalculation. Perhaps there were simply better ways to spend the time.
- 60New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinSome of the supporting actors register, especially Michael Mando as the unpretentious but quick-witted chief engineer. But the only surprise is Skarsgård. He has played wife-beaters, vampires, rapists, and mute would-be detectives, but who’d have thought he’d make a credible nerd?
- 50Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversNguyen can stir up all the sturm and drang he wants, but Hummingbird feels as humdrum and impersonal as a blueprint.
- 50New York PostSara StewartNew York PostSara StewartSalma Hayek, as their vengeful ex-boss Eva Torres, is fun to watch as she plots to outwit them time and again, but ultimately, there’s no one here to really care about.
- 50RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonRogerEbert.comOdie HendersonThis one works overtime, shifting gears repeatedly without once providing enough substance for the viewer to engage.
- 42The PlaylistWarren CantrellThe PlaylistWarren CantrellA halfway interesting story with a few too many ideas and a lack of tonal cohesion.
- 38Slant MagazinePat BrownSlant MagazinePat BrownThroughout, the film can’t decide what attitude to strike toward its characters’ evident greed.