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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenCary Murnion and Jonathan Milott's Bushwick is a genre film with a refreshing sense of political infrastructure.
- 60Total FilmJosh WinningTotal FilmJosh WinningDave Bautista’s street-level action flick is galaxies away from Marvel gloss, but the Guardians scene-stealer lends physicality to this gutsy, Carpenter-esque B-movie.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreBushwick never rises above bush league, more a missed opportunity than a wickedly on-target winner.
- 50The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloBushwick imagines nothing less than the collapse of the United States Of America, with half the country in armed revolt. At a time when that possibility can feel all too frighteningly real, it’s dispiriting to see it employed as little more than an excuse to engineer a live-action Grand Theft Auto.
- 42The PlaylistAndrew CrumpThe PlaylistAndrew CrumpMaybe if the film gave us the relief of a satisfying ending, the grimness, the ickiness, wouldn’t be so pronounced. But it doesn’t.
- 40We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoWe Got This CoveredMatt DonatoMurnion and Milott’s Bushwick feels like a John Carpenter film without the societal skewering. A nasty, hate-filled movie with shaky detailing.
- 30The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThe filmmakers feign boldness in tackling national politics, but revert to coyness and caricature when it comes to local matters, gesturing toward a multiculturalism that isn’t even skin deep and sweeping gentrification under the rug.
- 30Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleRealistically depicting full-scale domestic terrorism is one thing, but directors Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott seem unaware of how their long-take gimmick — the cuts are easily determined — destroys logic, emboldens the use of stereotypes, and kills suspense.
- 30Village VoiceCraig D. LindseyVillage VoiceCraig D. LindseyBushwick is a hollow, ultimately unsatisfying exercise in organized chaos.
- 20Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfTheir movie is a tedious slog filled with pinging bullets, show-offy long takes ripped out of the Children of Men playbook and zero humor.