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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago TribuneGene SiskelChicago TribuneGene SiskelMixing moments of genuine terror with offbeat comedy, writers Tom Epperson and Thornton have created a script that jumps along wih the energy of "In Cold Blood."
- 100Orlando SentinelJay BoyarOrlando SentinelJay BoyarDirector Carl Franklin takes a simple premise and treats it so straightforwardly that the result is jarring - at times, even powerful.
- 91Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanPart of what makes One False Move so engrossing is the way the characters keep revealing new, darker sides. The movie is about hidden American links — between city and country, cop and criminal, and the black and white subcultures of the rural South.
- 88Baltimore SunStephen HunterBaltimore SunStephen HunterOne False Move doesn't make a single false move its own self: It's as tough and gripping as they come. It's the first movie I've seen in months where, when I was walking out, I thought to myself, "Damn! I wanna see that one again!"
- 88Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaThe dialogue and action in One False Move seems instinctive and unforced. There isn't an iota of caricature, there isn't an affectation of "style," there isn't a false note sounded.
- 88The Seattle TimesThe Seattle TimesFranklin's special gift is in illuminating the contact point between ordinary human folly and heinous crime.
- 78Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve DavisThe way the destinies of four people converge in a small Arkansas town in One False Move is nothing short of wondrous.
- 70Los Angeles TimesPeter RainerLos Angeles TimesPeter RainerFor most of the way, One False Move is taut and sure-footed.