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The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.
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75
The case is revisited with painstaking detail, and a riveting picture emerges once again about misunderstood outsiders.
70
Far from being overkill, the well-conceived drama featuring A-listers Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth in key roles, will bring this infuriating tale of injustice to many mainstream moviegoers for the first time.
63
Well-intentioned but emotionally straitjacketed.
50
The Dissolve
What’s most frustrating about Devil’s Knot—especially for longtime Egoyan fans—is how generic the movie becomes every time it folds another wrinkle into the case.
50
Village Voice
Egoyan musters some of the power he brought to The Sweet Hereafter, another lost-children tale, but little of the lyric beauty or sense of a community coming unglued.
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