Silk Road
critic Reviews
, 52% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Silk Road draws intriguing parallels between its oppositional main characters, but doesn't do quite enough to develop the story surrounding them.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMark KermodeKermode & Mayo's Film Review
A passable cybercrime thriller...kind of manages to be interesting, though the invented stuff feels VERY invented...
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLinda MarricNew Scientist
Robinson gives a suitably nervy and understated performance as the anti-hero you wish you could root for.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDanny LeighFinancial Times
The game of cat-and-mouse is diverting enough...
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreCath ClarkeGuardian
Perhaps millennials have taken the excitement out of organised crime. You won't find much in this movie.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJosh KupeckiAustin Chronicle
Silk Road is not without its pleasures - Clarke especially is fun to watch as he gets increasingly cornered with his shakedown shenanigans - just don't expect the kush; this is strictly schwag.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRandy MyersSan Jose Mercury News
"Silk Road" manages to tell a compelling story thanks to the two leads.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRebecca JohnsonFilm Focus Online
Suffice it to say, it may not shock or fascinate like a documentary would've been able to, yet it manages to remain grounded, believable and engaging for the entire two hour run-time.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJosh ParhamNext Best Picture
The film wants us to see a complicated world filled with bad actors with some good tendencies but none of these characters are interesting enough to justify whatever thematic commentary is provided.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScorePaul M. BradshawNME (New Musical Express)
...nothing but a bad trip.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBrian VinerDaily Mail (UK)
A somewhat more cerebral thriller.
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