Percy Vs Goliath
critic Reviews
, 76% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Percy vs Goliath teeters toward heavy-handed messaging, but Christopher Walken's work in the central role helps keep this fact-based story upright.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMark KermodeKermode & Mayo's Film Review
There is an interesting story, and I'm glad to know about it...but other than that it's absolute TV movie-of-the-week stuff.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLinda MarricThe Jewish Chronicle
Flawed, yet compelling. And if one is willing to ignore Walken's penchant for pronouncing each word as if he'd never heard it before, there's a lot to enjoy here.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLeslie FelperinGuardian
Walken keeps you watching thanks to his inherent charisma, still undimmed in his late 70s.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJake WilsonThe Age (Australia)
Why Johnson or his writers would want to suggest a parallel between their hero and a mafia boss is hard to fathom; perhaps the inspiration came from Walken, betraying a nostalgia for the days when he played more interesting roles.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDavid StrattonThe Australian
It's a tried-and-true formula, but it comes up sparkling here because Walken's Percy and Maxwell's Louise are such a decent, salt-of-the-earth couple.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRichard RoeperChicago Sun-Times
An involving and inspirational tale, highlighted by a Christopher Walken performance that is remarkably free of any showy tics or mannerisms and is a reminder Walken is a great actor first...
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKeith GarlingtonKeith & the Movies
The film gives us enough to gain a good understanding of how the little man can be strategically and methodically squashed by big corporate power. And as you watch this little man fight back, you can’t help but be encouraged
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJackie K. Cooperjackiekcooper.com
Based on a true story of one farmer fighting a giant industry -- Walken is great.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSarah WardConcrete Playground
Didn't need to be as routine and drama-free as it is, but Walken gives it far more spirit than it possesses otherwise.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDominic CorryNew Zealand Herald
This inspirational drama tells the true story of a Canadian farmer who took on an agrochemical giant.
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