Knife Fight 2013

Stephen Holden, New York Times: Whether playing it sleazy or noble, Mr. Lowe brings little emotional weight to his role. Read more

Rex Reed, New York Observer: With so many characters and so many issues, Knife Fight seems overlong, but it's still above and beyond most movies that try to puncture the balloons of political hypocrisy. The writing is sometimes awkward, but the actors are uniformly convincing. Read more

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: Lowe's Paul is slimy, but, lo and behold, we are supposed to believe that he smells like a rose. He really wants to make the world a better place. His sentiments may be genuine but they come across as a con. Read more

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: [An] underwhelming, would-be political satire. Read more

Jeannette Catsoulis, NPR: Soulless and two-dimensional, Knife Fight is a black hole of disillusion and spin. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Though everyone's intentions seem honorable, this limp political satire overshoots its targets almost every time. Read more

Sara Stewart, New York Post: Meanders aimlessly around too-familiar territory. Read more

John Barber, Globe and Mail: An improbable fantasy in which the people who make political advertising emerge as chisel-jawed heroes of democracy. Read more

Bruce Demara, Toronto Star: U.S. politics provides more than ample fodder for sharply observed satire. Someone needs to tell Guttentag that requires a scalpel, not a dull-edged butter knife. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: Everyone from Eric McCormack's caricature of a Southern candidate to Julie Bowen's celebrity newscaster are simply straw men for writer-director Bill Guttentag's argument that elections are a dirty business ... Read more