The dead opposite of a "spectacular," Twilight will satisfy those who can gladly attune themselves to the novelistic subtleties of psychological mystery-thriller action.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 2, 2023

With its underlying theme of Hollywood class resentment and an array of B-list citizenry, Robert Benton's aptly titled Twilight is better than a lot of contemporary films at capturing the feel of vintage Los Angeles-based detective fiction.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 9, 2018

| Original Score: C+ | Nov 22, 2011

| Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 25, 2003

Despite its pluses, despite trying to do all the right things, Twilight comes up lacking in both energy and plot, two areas that no noir, geezer or otherwise, can afford to be caught short in.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 14, 2001

The movie's story is too obvious in its message, and too absurd in its plotting.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 1, 2000

Writer-director Robert Benton obviously intended to paint this neo-noir in somber tones, but he's succeeded beyond what's good for his movie.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 1, 2000

Part of Twilight's charm is the way it reconfigures Rio Bravo, El Dorado, and Rio Lobo in the process of making its own discoveries, not so much imitating or appropriating the earlier films as applying their strategies to goals quite alien to Hawks.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 1, 2000

A fascinating, elegantly plotted yarn that offers a haunting perspective on who we seem to be, who we are and what really counts.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 1, 2000

While it is always a pleasure to watch such heavyweights hold the screen together ... they deserved far more for their efforts than an emaciated potboiler that finally boils dry.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 1, 2000

Though the mystery doesn't need nearly that long to unravel, from moment to moment, the performances are all so good that it's easy to overlook the plot's flimsiness.

| Jan 1, 2000

The film makes it a pleasure to watch the main characters -- played by Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman and James Garner -- sparring in style.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 1, 2000

Drably conventional and obvious.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 1, 2000

Whenever Newman, Sarandon and Hackman are in the same scene, there's something like 107 years of film-acting is up there on the screen, and it shows.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 1, 2000

| Original Score: C+ | Mar 6, 1998