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Movie critics combined give Pledge, The (2001) a score of 2.8267 out of 4
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Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
This isn't the first time, incidentally, that Durrenmatt's book has been filmed. I can't speak about a 1994 version titled "In the Cold Light of Day" (and starring Richard E. Grant), since I've not been able to see it. But the ...read the complete Pledge movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
É uma pena que nem todos tenham paciência para tentar compreender melhor Jerry Black. Tenho certeza de que, no futuro, este será lembrado como um dos personagens mais marcantes da bela carreira de Jack Nicholson. ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Shannon Patrick SullivanShannon Patrick Sullivan
Review: At first, "The Pledge" appears to be just another standard, if wellexecuted, crime drama. It is anything but; in its final hour, it turns the corner and becomes a riveting, terrifying study of its lead character, Jerry Black. Penn pays attention ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Shannon Patrick Sullivan
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Flipside Movie Emporium (Jeremiah Kipp)Flipside Movie Emporium (Jeremiah Kipp)
Sean Penn is emerging as a bona fide filmmaker of note, his themes revolving around tormented, battered souls trying to make a go at what little they have in life. Their thwarted masculinity keeps getting in the way, and therein lies the absurd ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Jeremiah Kipp)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
...read the complete Pledge movie review at Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)
Sean Penn, who I think is one of the great actors working now, continues to prove himself as an original filmmaker. With The Pledge, he has taken an age-old premise and turned into a fascinating study of a man that doesn't know ...read the complete Pledge movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"Penn has directed a superb film..." ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Jam! MoviesJam! Movies
If leaving a movie theatre with your stomach in knots is your idea of a good time, you can't beat the hideous tension that builds up in the mystery/thriller The Pledge. In fact, the creation of atmosphere is so well done in this movie you could almost ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Jam! Movies
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Cops and robbers stories are a dime a dozen in the movies, and the notion of yet another one isn't cause for excitement. But The Pledge has a lot more than shoot-outs on its mind, and uses its crime thriller trappings to deliver a brooding ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.64 out of 4 stars for Portland Oregonian (Kim Morgan)Portland Oregonian (Kim Morgan)
One of the most aggressively ambiguous pictures of the year. There is a certain power to that. ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Portland Oregonian (Kim Morgan)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Jay Carr)Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
In its dark, relentless, devastatingly ironic way, The Pledge is an exhilarating movie, partly because it isn't afraid to be genuinely challenging. ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Why on earth didn't Warner Bros. release this movie in time for Oscar consideration? Sure, it's bleak, depressing, sometimes painful to watch. But it would have been one of the best pictures of the year, and Nicholson (who hasn't done work of this ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Penn and Nicholson take risks with the material and elevate the movie to another, unanticipated, haunting level. ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Lou Lumenick)New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Not a film for all tastes, but it's a considerable artistic achievement. ...read the complete Pledge movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
After two honorable failures, helmer Sean Penn makes a quantum leap forward with an intriguing murder mystery that's also effective as a psychological character study. Nicholosn's riveting turn compensates for deliberate pacing and downbeat tone. ...read the complete Pledge movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
THE PLEDGE is the second movie of the week-well, the second movie of *last* week-directed by either a current or former husband of Madonna. Taking his third turn behind the camera, Sean Penn helms this ably acted and more than slightly surreal ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
...read the complete Pledge movie review at Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
Nicholson is amazing in the lead role, playing a man spurred by integrity and following good instincts, who nonetheless ends up driving himself to madness. And the directorial style of Sean Penn is of course absorbing -- he has a way of meditating on ...read the complete Pledge movie review at The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Jack Nicholson stars as a homicide detective who can't let go of the last case of his career inThe Pledge, a potent new drama from director Sean Penn.Nicholson plays Nevada detective Jerry Black. He is six hours from retirement ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
...read the complete Pledge movie review at Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
When an actor directs, audiences have a hard time not reading the actor's film through their reputation. Sean Penn is probably better known for his Jeff Spicoli, marriage to Madonna, and anti-Hollywood attitude than helming his own films. And indeed, ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Sean Penn's directing has developed since the last film I saw by him, 1991's The Indian Runner. That film showed that he had an imperfect grasp on pacing and symbolism, faults that do ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Robin Wright Penn and Jack Nicholson in The Pledge.Children-in-distress is my least favorite movie theme. I feel the grief and anguish too keenly. But in the hands of talented actor/director Sean Penn, damaged children are featured in a dramatic ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Jonathan Curiel)filmcritic.com (Jonathan Curiel)
An early note to parents with young, blonde daughters: Think twice about seeing The Pledge, and if you must go -- if you’re eager to see Jack Nicholson give one of his best cinematic performances ever -- then take a Valium before entering the ...read the complete Pledge movie review at filmcritic.com (Jonathan Curiel)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
As everyone already knows, the best part about going to the movies is watching the coming attractions. Most of the time, they wind up showing you the film's best scenes, but it's from these two or three ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Rent this movie, but look past the conventional plot. Look at the photography and look into Nicholson’s soul. See the sad human condition Penn and Nicholson present and learn from it. Do this or don’t bother with it at all. ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Dustin PutmanDustin Putman
"The Pledge" opens like most police murder mysteries do, with the discovery of a mutilated body, and the immediate question of who committed such an atrocity. But there is a subtle difference here, because the film already had managed, by the opening ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Dustin Putman
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Powerful, slow-burning drama by Sean Penn, featuring a superb performance by Jack Nicholson.The one piece of information that will be essential to your enjoyment of The Pledge is that it is emphatically not a typical Hollywood thriller.That the film ...read the complete Pledge movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Sean Penn's "The Pledge" begins as a police story and spirals down into madness. It provides Jack Nicholson with one of his best roles in recent years, as a retired cop who makes a promise ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Pledge, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Matinee Magazine (Rob Morlino)Matinee Magazine (Rob Morlino)
...read the complete Pledge movie review at Matinee Magazine (Rob Morlino)
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