78
Metascore
35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThere's no such thing as a sure bet in career jumps, so the elegant execution, the incisive grasp of character and milieu, and the stealthy but sure arrival of pathos are extremely gratifying.
- 88Slant MagazineCarson LundSlant MagazineCarson LundJames Schamus's screenplay is rich with culturally specific details that deepen these forking moral predicaments.
- 83The Film StageJordan RaupThe Film StageJordan RaupIndignation is a thoughtful examination of romantic courtship and educational routines that’s best when its writer-director prioritizes characters over plot.
- 80Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonThe directorial debut of long-time screenwriter and producer James Schamus exudes a tasteful reserve, but actor Logan Lerman cuts through the seeming gentility in a performance that seethes with his character’s burgeoning arrogance and cynicism.
- 75ConsequenceDominick Suzanne-MayerConsequenceDominick Suzanne-MayerIndignation resonates at times with the tension of things said and unsaid, regretted and forgotten.
- This is a bleak film, one whose undercurrent of morbidity stems any romanticization of the past. That ominousness can at times be suffocating, as the action barrels toward a conclusion it insists on foreshadowing. Light summer fare this is not.
- 70VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeThis may be Schamus’ directorial debut, but he’s no amateur, and his experience — both in cinema and in life — comes through onscreen.
- 60The GuardianNigel M SmithThe GuardianNigel M SmithUnfortunately, on the whole, Schamus’ debut feels too self-serious to fully engage.
- 60The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneSchamus is a great producer of independent cinema, having overseen — and sometimes co-written — the work of Ang Lee, but this is the first movie he has directed, and the rhythm of the storytelling feels careful and courteous to a fault.