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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67The PlaylistOktay Ege KozakThe PlaylistOktay Ege KozakWith his second feature, Roeck shows that he’s a talented and patient genre storyteller, even though his film’s rather flat cinematography and low budget doesn’t match his obviously more grandiose vision.
- Veteran actors such as Danny Glover and Walton Goggins bring much-needed flavor to Diablo.
- 50VarietyAndrew BarkerVarietyAndrew BarkerOn the surface, Diablo would seem to have all of the proper ingredients for a rollicking retro Western, yet its sights are set a bit higher, which inspires both admiration for its moxie and disappointment that its script and direction aren’t up to the challenge.
- 50New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriNew York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriBy the time the film works up to its finale, what secrets it wants to reveal to us have become fairly obvious. But they still carry a dark charge; Diablo’s ultimate grisliness is impressive in its own way. And it might have worked, had the film not asked entirely too much of its young lead.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckWithout that sort of compelling figure at its center, Diablo feels far more like a pastiche than the real deal.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreA violent and grimly obvious frontier thriller that Clint Eastwood might have made during his Spaghetti Days.
- 25Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenIt inelegantly attempts to infuse a standard revenge western with the gravitas of a war veteran's coming-home odyssey.
- 25The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyDirected to resemble rather than act, Eastwood comes across as stiff and unemotive, though Diablo doesn’t even have the sense to let its star get upstaged by the overqualified supporting cast.
- 25RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonRogerEbert.comOdie HendersonIts plot is an unholy blending of “Taken," “The Searchers” and "Angel Heart." As befitting a January release, it’s also an early candidate for the 2016 worst movies list.