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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The A.V. ClubEmily VanDerWerffThe A.V. ClubEmily VanDerWerffThe plot doesn’t always make sense, but it doesn’t need to, so thoroughly does it convey a sense that everybody is in on something, and there is no escape.
- 80New York Magazine (Vulture)New York Magazine (Vulture)Parallax View is Pakula's best to date; its intrigue is honest, its logic unassailable, and its performances first rate. [24 June 1974, p.58]
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe Parallax View will no doubt remind some reviewers of Executive Action, another movie released at about the same time that advanced a conspiracy theory of assassination. It's a better use of similar material, however, because it tries to entertain instead of staying behind to argue.
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThis is one of the best political thrillers of the 1970s.
- 63Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderAs with Pakula's earlier suspenser, Klute, the eerie ambience of menace is coolly and smoothly handled, but for my taste the suspenseful set pieces go on much too long, and the message—that right-wing conspiracy is built into the American political and corporate structure—is overstated.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceA movie of splendid bits and pieces disappointingly strung together. [25 July 1974, p.70]
- 40The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyThe movie, which directed by Alan J. Pakula, never rewards the attention we give it with anything more substantial than a few minor shocks.