An inventive whodunit in reverse, «Calvary» may not be for all audiences, with its pitch - black heart and sober existentialism not exactly commercial stuff, but its unwavering commitment to the intelligent thorniness of its themes, and the masterful control McDonagh exerts over the shifts in tone are worth cherishing, bringing it soaring close to something divine. (indiewire.com)
At times it plays like a hybrid of the ticking - bomb thrills from [«24»] and the moral thorniness that undergirds HBO's excellent crime series The Wire. (metacritic.com)
He and Keaton easily embody a decades - old romance, creating a totally believable relationship, complete with thorniness and unconditional devotion to each other. (rottentomatoes.com)