Jesse Hassenger
Guardian
Jul 24, 2026
2/5
In an equally uncomfortable paradox, Halyna Hutchins is the movie’s saving grace. Without her work, it wouldn’t be worth a look at all.
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John Stark
Mac the Movie Guy
Dec 23, 2025
70/100
Rust might actually be a good film. It isn’t exactly Oscar bait, though a posthumous nomination for Hutchinson would be nice. A well shot and structured western with maybe one casting choice I would have changed.
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Enrique Abenia
Cinemanía (Spain)
Nov 13, 2025
3/5
A western about pain, guilt, and redemption. [Full review in Spanish]
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Elsa Fernández-Santos
El Pais (Spain)
Nov 8, 2025
The Western genre doesn't need so much cartographic detail, and the film jumps from one town to another exhibiting a supposed historical rigor that ultimately becomes dizzying. [Full review in Spanish]
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Wendy Ide
Observer (UK)
Oct 7, 2025
While [Rust]... is a handsome, if somewhat generic frontier adventure, the fetishisation of firearms feels jarringly inappropriate given the circumstances.
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Nicholas Bell
Fish Jelly Films (YouTube)
Jul 2, 2025
2/5
A mind-numbingly dull script and zombie crawl pacing hinder the otherwise familiar spaghetti western homage Rust, its capable cast hobbled by banality, doomed to be forever eclipsed by the accidental death of Halyna Hutchins.
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Eddie Harrison
film-authority.com
Jun 27, 2025
4/5
…there’s cruel irony in that Rust will be remembered for all the wrong reasons, but this harsh, unsparing film itself will presumably allow the creative team behind it to move on, and its very existence might allow those who can’t to rest in peace…
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Robbie Collin
Daily Telegraph (UK)
Jun 25, 2025
3/5
The plot, co-written by Souza and Baldwin, toggles soap-operatically... It’s methodically told, but often ravishingly captured.
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Kevin Maher
The Times (UK)
Jun 24, 2025
3/5
What a strange, gloomy and deeply beautiful film this is.
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Chris Wasser
Sunday Independent (Ireland)
Jun 23, 2025
3/5
Steadily performed and beautifully photographed, it’s a western of the dusty, old-school variety that, though marred by tragedy, deserves a look-in.
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Lael Loewenstein
FilmWeek (LAist)
May 22, 2025
On its own merits, it's a pretty good Western.
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Richard Brody
The New Yorker
May 21, 2025
There’s little about “Rust,” despite the unique horror of its production, to distinguish it, in form or style, from other fiction features.
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Mark Jackson
Epoch Times
May 20, 2025
3/5
Not a western genre standout, 'Rust' is slow paced but watchable. The sublime cinematography tragically underscores the on-set death of the cinematographer.
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Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
May 16, 2025
B-
Plagued by the much publicized tragic death of the 42-year-old Ukrainian cinematographer Halyna Hotchins.
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Simon Foster
Screen-Space (Substack)
May 16, 2025
4/5
Authentically mounted and rich in genre tropes/traditions, RUST is a finely rendered contemporary staging of an ol’ Hollywood ‘oater’, bolstered by resonant performances by Baldwin and McDermott.
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Jorge Ignacio Castillo
The Canadian Crew
May 12, 2025
3/5
Rust doesn’t reinvent the wheel or break new ground like, say, Unforgiven. But for an indie movie marred by tragedy, the outcome is sturdy, enhanced by strong turns by Travis Fimmel and, yes, Alec Baldwin.
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Tom Meek
Film Threat
May 9, 2025
2.5/4
Rust” makes for a passable Western sojourn that will forever be steeped in tragic ignominy.
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Russ Simmons
KKFI-FM (Kansas City)
May 9, 2025
3/5
It’s a sad irony that the best thing about “Rust” is its atmospheric cinematography.
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John Serba
Decider
May 8, 2025
In spite of the woe in its making, there’s enough beneath the surface of Rust to overcome its flaws.
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Richard Crouse
Richard Crouse
May 8, 2025
2/5
Touched by tragedy, Rust, despite Halyna Hutchins’s beautiful, moody cinematography, is an uncomfortable watch and overstays its welcome at 140 minutes.
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