Critic Reviews

• Dave Calhoun, Time Out

  This is solidly made, but once you get past the attempts at realism - the banter, the backstories, the music, the clothes - it's a desperately corny yarn.

• Mark Kermode, Observer [UK]

  The set-ups are familiar, the characters well worn and the film-makers' message (we are all victims) writ cornily large. But co-writer Chin is an imposing screen presence of whom we may expect more in future.

• Allan Hunter, Daily Express

  Preachy and cliched, Victim has some merit in the bantering dialogue and fresh, appealing performances but all the good intentions don't necessarily add up to a good film.

• Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]

  It doesn't quite come together, yet there's some rough'n'ready force.

• Shaun Munro, What Culture

  A few solid observations aside, this is the urban thriller running on low-fi autopilot.

• Adam Woodward, Little White Lies

  Both script and cast deserved better.

• Jennifer Tate, ViewLondon

  This British urban youth thriller isn't anything new, but is still an authentic and thought-provoking piece of gritty drama with energetic performances and a solid script.

• Paul M. Bradshaw, Total Film

  Anuva barrel of 'hood clichés it might be, but the sharp cast and snappy script (by Chin and co-star Michael Maris) make it fresher and funnier than it sounds.

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