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40 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasCooper seems to make actors feel safe and willing to expose themselves in ways they ordinarily might not, and time and again he takes scenes to places of unexpected emotional power.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyIn the meaty bad guy role, Harrelson entertainingly goes all the way, putting him way out there on the ledge with any of your favorite loonies, psychos and unhinged nutjobs.
- 80New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierLike “The Deer Hunter” — from which it swipes its Keystone State milieu, its haunted veterans, and its self-endangerment metaphor — Out of the Furnace gets under your skin.
- 80Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyLos Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyBale, Affleck and Harrelson are in their element as men battered by life, delivering exceptional performances that hold nothing back. Bale and Affleck are as nuanced as Harrelson is unhinged. It is among the finest work done by all three.
- 75The PlaylistCharlie SchmidlinThe PlaylistCharlie SchmidlinThe film is luckily powered by a powerful trio of performances at its core, and a unique, unpredictable structure that constantly reframes the action in a compelling way.
- 75Slant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundSlant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundWhat this movie finally boils down to is a deceptively simple tale of two brothers, and of being one's brother's keeper, and of seeking justice on the crudest of fronts.
- 60Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekVillage VoiceStephanie ZacharekCooper may have gone overboard in delineating the hardships of blue-collar life in Out of the Furnace. But he has a gift for getting actors to put some muscle into their work, and enough finesse to make sure the sweat doesn't show.
- 60Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfSubtle performances — especially from Bale and Affleck, both growing meaner in the absence of hope — transcend any structural weaknesses. The bottom drops out early for them, but their endgame is savagely captivating.
- 50Film.comJordan HoffmanFilm.comJordan HoffmanOut of the Furnace is no disaster, but it doesn’t achieve what it hopes to achieve, and it has no one to blame but itself.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickOut of the Furnace is much longer on style and belligerence than actual substance.