The East

"The second picture in Zal Batmanglij's fascinating collaboration with producer-writer-star Brit Marling, this clever, involving spy drama builds to a terrific level of intrigue before losing some steam in its second half" 

"Zal Batmanglij and cowriter/star Brit Marling deliver a consistently tense, morally alert story that has plenty of box-office appeal" 

"You leave 'The East' with a hunger to know more and a good idea of where to look. For Marling and Batmanglij that counts as mission accomplished. For audiences, it’s that rare thing these days – a movie that matters (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)" 

"A good cast and the (...) theme of eco-terrorism should really add up to a film of more substantial mind over matter than the dull, talky and ultimately pointless espionage thriller 'The East' (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)" 

"A compelling portrait of what gets lost (and found) when a cause becomes an obsession" 

"This absurdly superficial and tendentious drama, directed with no distinction, wastes a superb cast in the interest of self-righteous attitudinizing" 

"A twisty, breathless genre film"