Arlington Road Critic Reviews

Arlington Road belongs to that splendid Hollywood tradition of dealing with serious, timely issues in the form of a suspense thriller.Read the full review

An intelligent, insidiously plotted Hitchcockian thriller directed in souped-up, modern expressionistic style.Read the full review

While this film's conception of a terrorist threat is apparent early on, its strength lies in a string of ingenious little surprises.Read the full review

Although it takes something of a slog to get there, this thriller finally comes through where it counts.Read the full review

Slippery issues about trust, parental responsibility, and the inalienable American right to personal and political freedom are ceded to Hollywood's inalienable right to stage high-pitched chase scenes and a shocking big finish.Read the full review

Though a thematically ambitious and deftly acted thriller, the film is also shockingly coldblooded and not a little reactionary.Read the full review

Although the film starts out with well-mounted menace, Arlington Road becomes increasingly overwrought and predictable.Read the full review

A conspiracy thriller that begins well and makes good points, but it flies off the rails in the last 30 minutes.Read the full review