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In 1983, a naive man is detained by Australian Federal Police with lethal narcotics hidden in his stomach. After being apprehended, ‘The Mule’ makes a desperate choice... to defy his bodily functions and withhold the evidence – literally.
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70
In the end, The Mule is essentially a straightforward, somewhat overextended crime story enlivened by its uniquely grotesque circumstances (based on a true story, as noted at the beginning), and directed by Mahony in a lean, no-frills style that’s entirely convincing where it counts.
63
A bloody, violent and yet grimly comic tale.
60
Village Voice
The Mule proves a tough sit, but by the end you might be satisfied you gritted through it.
60
The Dissolve
The film’s biggest drawback is its essentially passive nature, which prevents it from ever building to a crescendo.
60
While the film suffers from its own occasional sluggishness, it picks up as the lawmen watching our hero grow as strained as he is.
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