Atom User Reviews for Destroyer

3.5
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FA
Francisco Jose Ascencio

I generally enjoyed it but parts of it were predictable. I do like the way the story unfolded, though. And I got a kick out of seeing Nicole Kidman as a damn wreck.

MT
Miguel Toxtle
#surprising

Nickhole Kidman is great

SR
S R
#surprising
#smart
#awardbuzz

Nicole Kidman deserves all the plaudits for this brutal role. She’s on screen for most of the film. The supporting cast is great too. Beautifully shot & directed. This is an LA you don’t often get to see, of seedy sunshine in a dry hopeless desert.

BJ
Betty Jaeger
#seeingitagain
#intense
#mustsee

The movie kept me on the edge of my seat.

EM
Edgar Membreno
#actionpacked
#intense
#mustsee

Nicole Kidman is truly incredible in this movie! A must see!

TM
Thomas Murray Jr
#blockbuster
#mustsee
#seeingitagain

Unbelievably great acting. Must see.

KM
kim mckeithan
#confusing
#slowmovingplot
#boring

Too long for what it is.

MM
Michael Mallen
#great
#surprising

Wonderful and engaging.

RS
RL Stevenson

Next to Vanilla Sky and Melancholia, this piece of crap movie was deplorable! Nicole Kidman is rock-bottom desperate and washed up!! #Has-BeenStatus

KB
Kelley Bradley
SJ
Samantha Jeuvelis
#intense
#mustsee
#actionpacked
AM
Allan Misk
#great
#smart
#captivating
SA
stephen ashford
JM
JEFFREY MCMILLAN
MB
maryam brown
#intense
#surprising
#seeingitagain
EM
Eric McCoy
#actionpacked
#intense
#insane
JF
jason faustino
#intense
#seeingitagain
#awardbuzz
KH
Kim Hambright
#intense
#greatcast
ML
Mark Lee
#intense
#mustsee
#great
AK
Anthony Kozlowski
#boring
#snoozefest
TS
Treva Swersky
#intense
JL
Josie Luna
#boring
#notmyfave
#slow
ED
Emilio del rio
#horrible
KM
Kyle Mahler
#notmyfave
#slow
#justokay
SL
Steve Lively
#intense
CP
Cam Perroni
#indiehit
JS
Julie Schaefer
#justokay
LJ
Lisa Jackson
#dragalong
#boring
#wontseeitagain
MD
Michael DeStefano
#intense
#justokay
#slow
GL
Gerard LaBou
#awardbuzz
#intense
#mustsee
TK
Tony Koide
#surprising
#captivating
#mustsee
BB
Becca Bullis
#intense
#captivating
#surprising
EW
Eric Wilkinson
#intense
#surprising
#indiehit
AJ
Arash Jalali
#greatcast
CP
Christopher Phillips
#justokay
LK
lyndsey kilianski
#notmyfave
JA
Juan Acosta
#intense
#surprising
MY
Mario Yuwono
DD
Danny Dennihy
JH
Jason Hunziker
LM
Lisa Morphopoulos
DZ
Diana Zuluaga
RG
Robert Grace
JA
Jesse Arnold
RC
Rufus Caine
#intense
#mustsee
#greatcast
TZ
Tony Z
#great
AT
arvin torcuator
#notmyfave
EM
Elissa Militar
#greatcast
#justokay
SB
Steven Brenner
#awardbuzz
MB
Mike Bonanno

Metacritic

80
Jan 27, 2019

At the centre of it all is Kidman, bringing an impressive physicality to her performance that says more about Erin than words ever could. We learn so much from simply watching her walk, her gait combining an air of stroppiness with an overriding sense of being weighed down or crushed, like a packhorse hobbled by years of abuse. It’s a terrific turn that (like the rest of the movie) reminds us that awards often offer little indication of what’s really worth watching in cinemas.

Mark Kermode
The Observer (UK)
60
Jan 24, 2019

Think of Destroyer as film noir with the brightness turned up. Karyn Kusama’s Los Angeles-set thriller has the bleary, beer-dank air of an overlong house party at which the host has just snapped on the lights: fun’s done folks, now check out the mess.

Metacritic review by Robbie Collin
Robbie Collin
The Telegraph
50
Dec 28, 2018

The good news about the production is that Ms. Kidman gives a formidable performance in what’s essentially a classic noir thriller reconceived, with a woman at its center, and Ms. Kusama’s direction is superb. (Julie Kirkwood did the stylish cinematography.) The bad news concerns tone, or emotional weather. The film is intentionally dark, but it’s also almost ceaselessly grim.

Metacritic review by Joe Morgenstern
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal