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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperA relatively breezy and slick slice of entertainment, with a fast-pace style befitting the material and expertly calibrated performances from the ensemble cast.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattEntertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattThere's only so much real-world intrigue a crime committed almost entirely via ones and zeroes can entail, and the script's halfhearted attempts to make it all Mean Something feel more than a little callow in the end.
- 50RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.comWriter/director Tiller Russell doesn't directly ask us to take a side in Silk Road, a dramatization of the creation and downfall of the eponymous darknet website. But the implications of which side the filmmaker wants us to lean toward are strong—and feel a bit disingenuous.
- 50Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiAustin ChronicleJosh KupeckiSilk Road is not without its pleasures – Clarke especially is fun to watch as he gets increasingly cornered with his shakedown shenanigans – just don’t expect the kush; this is strictly schwag.
- 50Screen RantMae AbdulbakiScreen RantMae AbdulbakiSilk Road has the makings of a gripping thriller, but it surprisingly lacks the tension required for it to work.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisSan Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisStill, Silk Road remains watchable because both Robinson and Clarke are interesting screen presences. And there’s some humor, which consistently lands better than the thrills.
- 42The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakAt the end of the day this is a hollowly reductive account of what happened with a weird subtextual rich punk against blue collar cop agenda falling woefully flat.
- 40VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanA fervently topical, at times intriguing, but ultimately rather sketchy drama about the online black market.
- 30Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshA film littered with tired tropes.
- 20The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyIn many respects, Silk Road is an excellent examination of why you should probably never date, or maybe even socialize with, a libertarian. It comes up short in almost every other way, though.