| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 17, 2011

Unfortunately, its superb performances and assured camerawork are overwhelmed by dubious psychology and a clichéd climax.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 26, 2007

Like the Peeping Tom-paranoia of similar recent films Disturbia and Civic Duty, this finely crafted debut feature by Scottish writer/director Andrea Arnold packs a wallop.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 29, 2007

Though it's paced as a thriller, the film ultimately emerges as a haunting exploration of how grief can weigh on us, and the depths to which it can drive us.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 22, 2007

A must for movie lovers who want to see how so much drama, mystery and emotion can be created from so little.

Full Review | Original Score: A- | Jun 16, 2007

It should be noted that Red Road contains one extremely graphic sex scene. But like much else that transpires in Red Road, what is seen is not always what it looks like on the surface.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 15, 2007

For a voyeuristic medium, this tale of a voyeur does a poor job of prying into its own protagonist's life.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jun 1, 2007

With assured performers, handheld cameras and natural lighting -- the ABCs of the Dogme method -- [Andrea] Arnold has given this ambitious undertaking a provocative start.

| May 25, 2007

[Director Arnold] drops the voyeurism theme almost entirely, a bait-and-switch that doesn't cripple Red Road so much as snip off its richest and eeriest thread.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 11, 2007

Though not flawless, this is a compelling study, in Dogme style, of a wounded young woman who spends her working life spying on others.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 4, 2007

Red Road feels like a descent into hell.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 4, 2007

It's a fully realized portrait of a city, Glasgow, a portrait of a smart, watchful woman who works as a security monitor and who has endured great loss; and a portrait of the act and psychological implications of surveillance.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | May 3, 2007

A sexy and cunningly disorienting thriller that provokes the viewer into a state of anxious participation from first to last frame.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Apr 16, 2007

What this debut feature delivers in terms of storytelling and style, however, isn't just the promise of potential; it's the sign of someone hitting her stride straight out of the gate.

| Original Score: 4/6 | Apr 14, 2007

Red Road is a promising debut by a talented director, but with luck, next time, Arnold will be in a real position of authority, and not just manning someone else's watchtower.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Apr 14, 2007

Despite the thick Scottish accents, filmmaker Andrea Arnold kept me intrigued, but beyond a certain point the movie's ambiguity fades into indifference.

| Apr 14, 2007

Dickie is intense in her screen debut, which requires her to be in nearly every scene. The supporting cast is strong, and Robbie Ryan's handheld camera provides gritty ambiance for this taut thriller.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 13, 2007

If you think about it too closely, Andrea Arnold's jarring feature debut doesn't quite hold up. But chances are you'll be so focused on her lead, Kate Dickie, that you won't even notice.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 13, 2007

The queasy mixture of sympathy and curiosity that Red Road evokes is evidence of a talented, risk-taking filmmaker discovering her power.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Apr 13, 2007

A spellbinding, intelligent thriller that takes its time to get where it's going but is well worth the trip.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Apr 12, 2007