An intelligent, insidiously plotted Hitchcockian thriller directed in souped-up, modern expressionistic style.
80
L.A. WeeklyJohn Patterson
L.A. WeeklyJohn Patterson
Despite its flaws, Arlington Road romps home as an absorbing, unpredictable thriller.
75
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
Although it takes something of a slog to get there, this thriller finally comes through where it counts.
70
Film.comTom Keogh
Film.comTom Keogh
If you don't ponder too much the script's muddled, self-serving influences, Arlington Road succeeds at discomforting a viewer and making one apt to look over one's shoulder for a day or two.
70
Film.comJohn Hartl
Film.comJohn Hartl
Before it finally twists itself into a pretzel in the third act, this paranoid thriller creates a scary mood and allows its leading actors to go all the way with it.