Destroyer

MA15+
2018
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123 mins
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Nicole Kidman plays a police detective, broken and battle-hardened, who attempts to reconnect with the members of a gang she... More

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Destroyer | Ratings & Reviews

"There are good and bad things about Nicole Kidman's latest film. A glare-filled performance from the veteran actor is one of the good."

Flicks, Blake HowardFlicks

"Star power can be a dangerous, delicate thing, as director Karyn Kusama (The Invitation) proves in this knotty cop thriller. On the one hand, subverting Nicole Kidman’s glamourous profile adds a bitter edge to every scene. On the other, it wipes everyone else out of the movie."

Flicks, Matt GlasbyFlicks

"Star power can be a dangerous, delicate thing, as director Karyn Kusama (The Invitation) proves in this knotty cop thriller. On the one hand, subverting Nicole Kidman’s glamourous profile adds a bitter edge to every scene. On the other, it wipes everyone else out of the movie."

FlicksFlicks

"Kidman has always been a chameleon, but in this case, she doesn’t merely change her color; she disappears into an entirely new skin, rearranging her insides to fit the character’s tough hide."

VarietyVariety

"It's a mechanical noir dressed up as something more substantial and this is especially felt in an ending that drowns in unearned profundity."

The GuardianThe Guardian

"Kidman brings such compelling conviction to her role as a tormented detective that she single handedly imbues the film with urgency and authenticity."

Screen DailyScreen Daily

"Lost in the shuffle of award season comes a police procedural so hard-boiled it could break your teeth."

New Zealand HeraldNew Zealand Herald

"Rarely are women cast in these roles of screwed-up, hard-boiled antiheroes with a lifetime of regrets to make up for, and even if this is your basic LA noir, it's well-executed and satisfying in all the ways it should be."

NPRNPR

"The grim relentlessness with which "Destroyer" seesaws between time frames - as if to make sure that no state of abjection, past or present, goes unexplored - wore me out long before the endlessly protracted finish."

Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times

"The movie takes its time to provide a satisfying rationale, occasionally suffering from a sluggish pace and sleepy atmosphere that lessens the underlying mystery..."

IndieWireIndieWire

"Ultimately feels affected in its aspirations toward making some profound statement about self-abasement and sacrifice, making one feel like rejecting the whole thing despite some striking individual moments."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

Destroyer | Details

Rating
MA15+, Strong violence, sex and coarse language
Runtime
123
Genre
Drama
Country of origin
USA