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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe tone and subject at times recall David Lynch's "Lost Highway" and "Mulholland Dr.," but the approach is Hellman's own.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIf Mr. Hellman's movie only partly fulfills its promise as a gripping neo-noir mystery, his stylistic hallmarks lend it a singularly haunting atmosphere.
- 63Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenThe script is busy and unconvincing, and much of the acting is lousy, but there are haunting touches.
- 60Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearCalling Road to Nowhere a noir is like referring to Hellman's cult classic "Two-Lane Blacktop" (1971) as a road movie: Technically correct genre assignations hardly do justice to either work's existential ennui and elliptical, Euro-jagged style.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe biggest flaw is the casting: only Shannyn Sossamon delivers a performance of even modest depth.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterNatasha SenjanovicThe Hollywood ReporterNatasha SenjanovicAudiences can either fight it, trying to make sense of the shaky plot, or flow along with the film's languid, doomed romance accompanied by the southern poetics of singer-songwriter Tom Russell.
- 40Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice MagazineFans of the filmmaker should thrill at the prospect of a new project, but the film's lackadaisical pacing and preoccupation with pulling the rug out from under the audience.
- 40Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonThe screenplay is by Variety editor Steven Gaydos, and it combines a working knowledge of on-set dynamics with corny cinephile in-joking, frequently elevated by the fresh evidence of Hellman's craft in the tranquil, largely nocturnal atmosphere, until the closing-credits song ruins everything.
- 30The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneRoad to Nowhere is a dead end. Most of the performances are carved from balsa wood. [13 & 20 June 2011, p. 129]