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.
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    Mark 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.
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    Linda 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.
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    Leslie FelperinGuardian
    Walken keeps you watching thanks to his inherent charisma, still undimmed in his late 70s.
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    Jake 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.
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    David 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.
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    Richard 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...
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    Keith 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
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    Jackie K. Cooperjackiekcooper.com
    Based on a true story of one farmer fighting a giant industry -- Walken is great.
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    Sarah 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.
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    Dominic CorryNew Zealand Herald
    This inspirational drama tells the true story of a Canadian farmer who took on an agrochemical giant.
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