John Sayles' detective story-cum-political satire benefits from a superb turn from the always reliable Chris Cooper as a dimwit, corrupt politician.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 25, 2019

Drama is too intense for kids and young teens.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 28, 2010

A simple talking, funny-accented greying conservative politician is shown to be a moron.

| Original Score: D | Jun 21, 2007

Too close to reality to be effective as satire.

| Original Score: C+ | Apr 22, 2006

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Cooper does a terrific job, mimicking Bush's speech and mannerisms as well as his tendency to ramble and go off script with hilarious consequences.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 23, 2005

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 22, 2005

Sayles wraps a gripping murder mystery around a rather unsubtle political satire.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 22, 2005

Sayles traces how rumor, conjecture, and outright lies seep into the [political] discussion and drive it.

| Original Score: B- | Apr 14, 2005

At its core, Silver City is a biting tirade on the current anti-enviromental policies of the Bush administration.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 12, 2005

[A] promising but inconsistent mystery.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 18, 2004

You can admire Sayles' intentions all you like, but it's hard to defend the film as an artistic accomplishment.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 20, 2004

Sayles is at his best when he has something more substantial to say than 'Bush sucks.'

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 16, 2004

Chris Cooper is art; the supporting cast is good, but the film is completely bogged down by actual lead Danny Huston.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 14, 2004

[L]ays bare... the mess that is the American political scene today: corruption, hypocrisy, ignorance, arrogance, fearmongering, divisiveness, and incipient fascism.

| Oct 13, 2004

Silver City is nowhere near Sayles at his best.

| Oct 8, 2004

The plot of Silver City is movieish in the extreme, with filthy abandoned mines subbing for the bars and alleys of urban noir, but it's no more than mild cheese.

Full Review | Oct 6, 2004

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 6, 2004

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 6, 2004

The film's saving grace is Danny Huston.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 6, 2004