In execution, the film offers more than its initial promise.

| Jun 14, 2022

A recommendation of 'Too Late' is a recommendation strictly of style.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jul 31, 2021

A slick narrative idea never gets in the way of the smart story and heart-breaking character relationships, in this ode to the 70's antihero.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 22, 2019

Against all odds, first-time feature director Dennis Hauck has made a film that's as gimmicky as hell-shot on 35 mm in five unbroken 20-minute takes-and yet it becomes more involving as it goes along.

| Aug 18, 2017

Too Late is a throwback to indie films of the 1990s that we don't see often anymore and that alone is enough to recommend it.

| Aug 11, 2016

Dennis Hauck's noir drama Too Late works better as a stylistic exercise than as absorbing drama, though a soulful performance by John Hawkes carries it pretty far.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 12, 2016

With "Too Late," Hauck confirms that he's a master of the film medium. What's less convincing is why this film matters.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 5, 2016

It's all so random and cheeky that it's a type of perverse fun.

Full Review | Apr 29, 2016

This thing is mildly tasty, but no one will say it's organic.

| Apr 28, 2016

It might get a little smug and a wee bit pretentious, but Too Late is never less than impressive.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Apr 27, 2016

The longer Too Late goes on, the less there is to it.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Apr 27, 2016

With its self-conscious lighting, long zooms and tight focus, Bill Fernandez' old-fashioned photography superbly captures both the seedy and faux-glamorous vistas of LA.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 22, 2016

A stylized blend of classic film noir and New Hollywood pulp, this remarkable debut feature may grate on mainstream viewers with its affected drama and offbeat pacing, but cinephiles will be charmed.

| Apr 21, 2016

This is an indulgent exercise from a young filmmaker who shows loads of promise, way too much style, and not enough script.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Apr 21, 2016

Almost any scene with Hawkes is alive and satisfyingly showy. You feel his absence when he isn't there, though Joanna Cassidy, Crystal Reed and Robert Forster all have their moments.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 14, 2016

The puzzle pieces of Hauck's brain-teaser don't always come together perfectly, but there's no denying it's infectious fun.

| Apr 7, 2016

a breathtakingly assured piece of storytelling done with visual poetry and haunting emotional resonance

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 2, 2016

May be the best straightforward California-noir since Robert Altman's The Player.

| Apr 1, 2016

While it can be frustrating to see some filmmakers dash off copies of other movies, it's deeply enjoyable to find one who so appreciates his inspirations.

| Mar 31, 2016

The hyperverbal screenplay quickly grows tiresome, from the sub-"Pulp Fiction" prattle of two drug dealers (Dash Mihok and Rider Strong) to one act after another in which desperate women are preyed upon or saved by the men around them.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 31, 2016