Zipper 2015

Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times: Lurid and cheesy and sometimes unintentionally funny. Read more

Kyle Smith, New York Post: The movie comes across as a not particularly compelling episode of "House of Cards," and Wilson's Southern accent is equally unconvincing. Read more

Geoff Berkshire, Variety: Tawdry but cripplingly self-serious ... Read more

David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter: There's neither topicality nor bite in this bland pseudo-thriller, which lathers on composer H. Scott Salinas' high-suspense score like shower gel after sweaty sex, yet rarely musters an ounce of genuine tension. Read more

Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times: Another cautionary yarn about a political hopeful whose adulterous behavior catches up with him, Mora Stephens' "Zipper" hits a snag from the get-go. Read more

Katherine Pushkar, New York Daily News: On all counts, "Zipper" comes up short. Read more

Andy Webster, New York Times: Mr. Wilson, as dexterous with righteous bravado as with calibrated self-disgust, ably captures Sam's growing enslavement to his impulses. Read more

Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com: The film as a whole feels sort of retro as a tawdry cautionary tale. Read more

Matthew Lickona, San Diego Reader: Zipper takes its sleaze seriously, which isn't quite the same thing as actually caring about it. Read more

Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: What "Zipper" lacks in depth it makes up in interesting, morally shaded supporting characters. Read more

Chris Packham, Village Voice: Wilson is a charismatic and underused actor, perfect here as a guy with a talent for convincing others of his virtue. Headey, as Sam's wife, creates a surprisingly complex portrait of a woman ... Read more