Tom Beasley VultureHound Aug 15, 2020 3/5

This is all about Cox's performance and, thankfully, he rises to the occasion with a gruff Scottish brogue and a delightful dose of grumpy old man.

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Carla Hay Culture Mix Jul 17, 2020

The Etruscan Smile isn't a groundbreaking film, but it's a compelling character study of how one man deals with a terminal illness and how he tries to right some of the wrongs in his life.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Apr 9, 2020 B-

The marvelous performance by Brian Cox is what puts a Bonnie proper kilt on the dull narrative and at least makes it bearable.

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Joe Leydon Variety Apr 5, 2020

Brian Cox gives one of his finest performances in this familiar but affecting drama about a cantankerous Scotsman facing his journey's end.

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Pete Hammond Deadline Hollywood Daily Apr 4, 2020 3.5/5

'Succession' star Brian Cox delivers a rich and winning performance in charming human dramedy.

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Eric Kohn IndieWire Apr 3, 2020 C+

If nothing else, the movie makes a strong case for Cox's astounding resilience, an ability to take even the most routine gig and deepen its potential.

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Alan Ng Film Threat Mar 24, 2020 7.5/10

Its use of the beauty of Gaelic culture and language for flavoring adds to a story of how family has a profound effect on the person we become along the giant walls we build as an obstacle to reconnecting and growing as adults ourselves.

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Joey Magidson The Hollywood News Mar 20, 2020 2/4

Brian Cox alone can't make for a compelling movie experience. He's just not given enough to work with here.

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Roxana Hadadi AWFJ.org Feb 25, 2020

Rory is often a brute, but The Etruscan Smile forgives that all because he is being authentically himself. But at the cost of every other character?

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Tim Appelo AARP Movies for Grownups Nov 6, 2019 3/5

Shamelessly sentimental, predictable and ham-fistedly written, it's worth watching for Cox's bravura performance with some of the best grownup actors alive.

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Rex Reed Observer Nov 3, 2019 3/4

Soap opera elements are unavoidable, but the film has energy and spirit, thanks to Cox's bright, charming performance.

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Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter Oct 31, 2019

While Cox's typically sterling performance is not quite enough to rescue The Etruscan Smile from succumbing to bathos, it goes a long way toward making the film palatable.

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Toby Woollaston New Zealand Herald Jul 18, 2019 2.5/5

Suffice to say that Rory's Way doesn't break much fresh ground and appears to be content with running a by-the-numbers routine that snuggles up to a very risk-free screenplay and a comfy score drumming to the bland beat of "mediocre".

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Graeme Tuckett The Post NZ Jul 16, 2019 3.5/5

Rory's Way is a slight, dated and punishingly predictable film. It is also extraordinarily beautiful to look at, winningly performed and doesn't outstay its welcome by a second.

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Simran Hans Observer (UK) Jun 2, 2019 3/5

I'd have happily watched Cox flirt with Rosanna Arquette's museum curator for 90 minutes; her game attempts to parrot his Gaelic and a tentative kiss while gardening, knee-deep in soil, are strangely charming.

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Trevor Johnston Radio Times May 31, 2019 3/5

To be fair, the story heads exactly where you expect it to, but meaty performances sustain it, with American co-star JJ Feild putting up surprisingly strong resistance to veteran scene-stealer Cox.

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Kevin Maher The Times (UK) May 31, 2019 2/5

Co-directed by two Israelis, adapted from an Italian-set novel, it's 100 per cent inauthentic.

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Brian Viner Daily Mail (UK) May 31, 2019 3/5

It has a trump card in Cox, who holds it together with the excellence of his acting.

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Alistair Harkness Scotsman May 30, 2019 3/5

A more entertaining prospect than its groaning fish-out-of-water premise initially promises.

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Phil Hoad Guardian May 30, 2019 2/5

Capable performers throng these otherwise nondescript digital frames, vainly trying to persuade us we're not watching some rogue telefilm.

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