Rotten
Sinks under the weight of its own pretensions.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Twelve
No one needs anything here. It's all about want.
2010 · 1h 33m · R
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Joel Schumacher
Overview
A young drug dealer watches as his high-rolling life is dismantled in the wake of his cousin's murder, which sees his best friend arrested for the crime.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
3%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The result isn't awful, but it is awfully familiar. When will someone make a film about being old, poor and ugly in Omaha?
Tom Long, Detroit News
Rotten
It all comes off as faintly absurd.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Rotten
It feels as shopworn as a dusty VHS tape of Less Than Zero.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Rotten
Schumacher can't keep himself from the kind of vibey camera and editing flourishes that facilitate only viewer numbness...
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
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