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Metascore
12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90VarietyBoyd van HoeijVarietyBoyd van HoeijThe unknown cast is aces, and Moshe inscribes his loquacious film in the Western tradition without overdoing the references to the classics.
- 83The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloIt plays like the kind of movie you’d stumble onto watching TCM late at night and get sucked into against your will, amazed that something you’d never heard of, with no purchase in film history, could be this absorbing.
- 83The PlaylistKatie WalshThe PlaylistKatie WalshDead Man’s Burden (the directorial debut of Jared Moshé) demonstrates just why film is important, simply by being beautiful. But beyond that, it’s also a moody, violent, classic, yet modern Western.
- 80Village VoiceZachary WigonVillage VoiceZachary WigonDead Man's Burden is a fine example of economical storytelling.
- 80The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe film’s small group of primary characters slips from joy to fury to murderous suspicion with faultless fluidity.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweThe Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweA taut, efficient and ultimately evocative small-scale Western that benefits from tight scripting and proficient performances.
- 75Slant MagazineSlant MagazineIt's always a pleasure to encounter genre ambition contained in such a sinewy-shot, emotionally resonant, and gorgeously photographed package.
- 60Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearFor all of Dead’s beards and dirtiness, you never get over the feeling that you’re watching modern actors play frontier-drama dress-up. It’s a deathblow.
- 40New York Daily NewsNew York Daily NewsDespite visual nods to dozens of classic Westerns, the film cannot break through with its own vision.