What lifts Stillwater out of the doldrums of mediocrity is the performances of the actors and McCarthy’s admirable determination to steer away from the cliched idea of revenge actioner...

| Original Score: B | Apr 26, 2024

The lack of genre identity does not always work in the film's favor. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 22, 2024

Stillwater refuses to belittle and judge its characters, and challenges viewers to do the same.

| Jul 27, 2023

Caught me by surprise with its fascinating journey of redemption, acceptance, & Beauty. Don’t get my wrong the movie evolves in ways I did not expect some for the better & some for the bad.

| Jul 26, 2023

Stillwater is pure drama that turns into a crime thriller when you least expect it. This is Matt Damon‘s best performance in the last 10 years.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 30, 2023

A damn effective drama about the struggles accompanying second chances and unshakable reputations.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 9, 2022

A classic narrative in the style of later Clint Eastwood, the film focuses on the protagonist's quest and his internal transformation. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 8/10 | Oct 4, 2022

Stillwater is so much more than its simple logline would lead you to believe, blending sentimentality with suspense to create a brutally captivating concoction.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Sep 1, 2022

I prefer McCarthy’s approach which keeps the characters front-and-center, giving them and their relationships room to grow even if it means running a little long.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 17, 2022

The final act turns the heat up a bit, as Bill gets closer and turns to more desperate means. The conclusion will raise some eyebrows, but in the main Stillwater is a solid drama that plays to the crowd effectively.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 3, 2022

As a work of fiction, Stillwater feels near-masterpiece level with Tom McCarthy, Matt Damon and Abigail Breslin giving possibly the best performances of their careers. The movie, however, is undeniably tied to a real-life tragedy and feels manipulative

| Feb 12, 2022

The movie really keeps you guessing as to the true motives of the characters with its complex plot.

| Dec 28, 2021

This might be a crime thriller, but thrill it does not. Slow, distracted and unfocused, its narrative makes giant leaps one moment and drags its feet the next.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 7, 2021

If we can't take responsibility for our own choices, then there can be no moving forward and your life will become a prison of your own making.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 26, 2021

A slow burn that is far longer than it needs to be to get its point across. However, Matt Damon brings a lot of heart to this one, and makes it worth watching.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 26, 2021

If tied to the real-life case, it's irresponsible and irredeemable. Separated from these knotty ties to the real world and accepted as a piece of fiction, it's a decent drama that begins strong before eventually losing its bearings and its believability.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 23, 2021

Absent the sheen of a noble cause, Stillwater is a frustrating effort without a point.

| Original Score: C- | Oct 23, 2021

There's a dangerous lack of verisimilitude that hangs over the entire film. But McCarthy remains firm in his decision not to offer the usual satisfactions expected of these kind of American films. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 18, 2021

Within half an hour its drama loses emotional records and dries up like an oil well in the desert when Matt Damon plays an ordinary hero lost in Marseille. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 5/10 | Sep 10, 2021

Stillwater's sharp emotional claws shred Bill's moral authority and the myth of American exceptionalism. In ways both shocking and right, director Tom McCarthy reinvents the story seemingly in real time.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Sep 2, 2021