There’s a lot of good intentions but what could have been a rousing portrayal of a nation that found strength after tragedy instead feels clinical and rather aimless.

| Original Score: 5/10 | May 29, 2022

It manages to eke out a profound sense of grief and disgust over Breivik's actions, as well as some necessary fear over the shocking upsurge in such perspectives.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 8, 2022

22 July is an engrossing, meticulously made and emotional journey.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 25, 2021

...a thoroughly erratic endeavor that could (and should) have been so much better (and more consistent).

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 22, 2021

Its comprehensiveness leans more toward a history lesson than a piece of eye-opening entertainment, though it's nevertheless a significant, potent work.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 5, 2020

22 July is a failure to achieve profundity.

| Oct 21, 2020

Greengrass's film is effectively, skillfully done, and the performances by the Norwegian actors are spot-on.

| Aug 7, 2020

The story's straightforward, no-frills approach manages to maximize the unfathomable reality of it all, as well as the emotional impact.

| Jul 1, 2020

[Paul] Greengrass spends much of his movie focusing on the recovery and healing of one of Breivik's victims. It's deeply humanist and necessary.

| Jan 30, 2020

Greengrass knows how to create a visceral cinematic experience. The way he shoots and cuts, so effortlessly dynamic and real, puts you right in the middle of the tragedy.

| Oct 23, 2019

The Director presents this incredibly well documented re-creation of the devastating events of 22 July politically and emotionally.

| Aug 21, 2019

A fine film covering an inexplicably horrible tragedy from Greengrass which succeeds despite the choices regarding language, both cinematic and spoken.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 5, 2019

It is a gripping, nail-biting thriller that delivers all the drama needed to keep audiences riveted, while giving a final glimmer of hope for good to beat out evil.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 20, 2019

As Breivik, Anders Danielsen Lie has a tough task and he rises to it, not seeking to overly humanise this monster, but bringing a dark, compelling confidence to the role.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 8, 2019

This depiction of a terrorist attack is straightforward, matter-of-fact and unambiguous. The contrast between the weak, lone, angry killer, and the steady, strong, supportive unity of those oppose him is clear.

| Original Score: B | Feb 4, 2019

22 July shows the danger of supremacist ideology even when its adherents do not pick up a weapon.

| Original Score: 7.5/10 | Jan 24, 2019

Greengrass focuses on hope, on the message that a united front against hate is, in the end, the best way to fight back. And that's a message that needs to be stated clearly - now more than ever.

| Jan 10, 2019

Though not of the calibre as the director's sobering 9/11 drama United 93, it's still slickly made and worth the watch.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 8, 2019

22 July means to sound a warning bell to shake us from complacency, and to encourage us to act against atrocity in any and every form.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Dec 7, 2018

The message isn't new but may bear repeating as long as the violence does.

| Original Score: 6.5/10 | Nov 27, 2018