Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Jan 20, 2023

Its anguish is so exacerbated that it renders itself untrue. [Full review in Spanish]

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Jul 7, 2022 2.5/4

...a slow-moving endeavor that never quite becomes the searing, engrossing drama one might’ve anticipated...

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Billie Cohen Time Out Dec 13, 2017

Unfortunately, the transitions are sometimes abrupt and unconvincing, despite Mantegna's intensity.

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Mark R. Leeper rec.arts.movies.reviews Dec 13, 2017 3/4

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Hal Hinson Washington Post Dec 13, 2017

David Mamet's "Homicide" is a brilliant muddle: compelling, exhilarating and, at the same time, profoundly dubious.

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Vincent Canby New York Times Dec 13, 2017

The movie cannot learn from its mistakes; they are forever displayed within it.

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James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk Dec 13, 2017 3.5/4

One of Mamet's strangest and most compelling films

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Chris Barsanti PopMatters Dec 13, 2017 9/10

In Homicide's electric pop of language, Mamet provides a grand kind of stage for the ugly catalyst of jealousy and racial hatred that curdles in just about every character's mind.

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Greg Muskewitz eFilmCritic.com Dec 13, 2017 B+

It's intelligent and the interest in the story carries over into the anticipation of the audience. Only the anti-climatic ending is a little weaker than one would have liked or desired and not up to the challenge as are most endings of Mamet films.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Dec 13, 2017 4/4

The movie crackles with energy and life, and with throwaway slang dialogue by Mamet, who takes realistic speech patterns and simplifies them into a kind of hammer-and-nail poetry.

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Bob Westal Bullz-Eye.com Dec 13, 2017 3.5/5

But, there's also little doubt in my mind that "Homicide" is pure Mamet in its uncut form, and that's a pretty great thing.

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Kathleen Maher Austin Chronicle Dec 13, 2017 3.5/5

Perhaps it could be argued that Mamet's plays are notable for their realism, certainly Mamet's films are distinguished by their theatricality.

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Jaime N. Christley Apollo Guide Dec 13, 2017 83/100

The experience of spending time with the 'Homicide' team is so pleasurable that it's disappointing to be reminded of the stringent requirements of "plot" and "resolution."

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Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Dec 13, 2017

Another ethical exploration by David Mamet, this time looking at the meaning of integrity.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Dec 13, 2017 B

Has a hypnotic quality that kept me riveted.

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Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Dec 13, 2017 4/5

The police plot is only a tool for the protagonist to embark on an agonizing journey of self-discovery, leading to an outcome that, like so many others in Mamet's work, is a source of irony. [Full Review in Portuguese]

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Caffeinated Clint Tsunami Magazine Dec 13, 2017

Nobody does it like Mamet. A terrific cop movie.

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Joseph Jon Lanthier Slant Magazine Dec 13, 2017 3/4

The Pulitzer-winning playwright's movies are often a few steps ahead of their audiences, but Homicide seems to have intuitively anticipated its now-exemplary status.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Dec 13, 2017

I still like the movie for the way it immerses itself in each moment, and for the intense way it moves and sounds.

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Matthew Sorrento Film Threat Dec 13, 2017

As Mamet writes, so he directs -- his shots get to the point, usually one we don't forget.

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