Held
critic Reviews
, 39% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Its core idea is solid, but Held squanders most of its intriguingly nasty potential with lackluster overall execution.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePhil HoadGuardian
Awbrey’s circumspect Emma [rides] out this gender slugging match to, if not a totally convincing feminist statement, then at least a confident calling card of a lead role.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreChristy LemireFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
It's got some some obvious and pedantic ideas about gender roles and relationships, but it's got some twists and it kept me on my toes.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreGlenn KennyRogerEbert.com
While I understand the anger that animates Awbrey's script, anger doesn't excuse its overall weak argumentation, not to mention its rampant plot holes.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreNoel MurrayLos Angeles Times
Given what it's about, "Held" could've cut much deeper. Instead, it barely breaks the surface.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAnna StaffordGlobe and Mail
The twist sells that idea in the end, but everything up to that point falls a little flat.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreAdam GrahamDetroit News
In a movie world that often feels bereft of ideas, their problem is they have a few too many.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDallas KingFlick Feast
Jill Awbry and Bart Johnson are fantastic as the unhappy couple and [The Directors] wring every drop of tension out of the premise.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreDan BayerNext Best Picture
All of the credit must be paid to Cluff and Lofing, who make the most of what they have at their disposal... But until they get better with actors, their films will, unfortunately, remain interesting coulda-beens.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreTodd JorgensonCinemalogue
... generates mild tension during its deliberately paced buildup, then following a big reveal, squanders its premise by settling for a lackluster payoff that leaves more questions than answers.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSteven WarnerIn Review Online
The idea itself isn't terrible, but Cluff, Lofing, and Awbrey have no idea how to execute it in any sort of way that is enlightening or satisfying.
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