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Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisSan Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisThe Virtuoso covers well-worn territory — the assassin story is almost a genre unto itself — and director Nick Stagliano, hampered by a predictable script, can’t bring much new to the game.
- 40The GuardianLeslie FelperinThe GuardianLeslie FelperinWhen it’s all over and the big twist you saw coming in the first 15 minutes has been revealed, you feel empty, a bit depressed, and like you need another cup of coffee.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIt’s the sort of film that starts out bad and occasionally lapses into awful, largely thanks to a dull lead and the fact that the script has him narrating, in voice over, his every move in the second person.
- 25RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiRogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiDirector Nick Stagliano doesn’t help matters much by presenting the material with a poky pace that does not exactly bring the narrative to vivid life.
- 20VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeHopkins isn’t awful in The Virtuoso, but the movie that surrounds him is.
- 10The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyIt’s not just the title character who fails to thrive. The filmmaking is on occasion, to put it kindly, fractured.