Snowden

"The big problem with 'Snowden' (...) is that it’s earnest, decorous, and — dare we say — a tad dull." 

"'Snowden' could have been a character portrait, but instead it's like 'The Bourne Identity' minus the chases and fights, which is like a ham and cheese sandwich minus the ham and cheese (...) Rating: ★½ (out of four)" 

"['Snowden'] sticks to the surface and buries the provocation (...) Stone strands us in biopic territory, which is no place for his rabid gifts as a filmmaker (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)" 

"'Snowden' isn’t just the director’s most exciting work since 'Nixon' (1995) — it’s the most important and galvanizing political drama by an American filmmaker in years (...) The movie has a deep-focus perspective, and a spine-tingling immediacy." 

"'Snowden' is a superbly crafted, engrossing film that, while making no bones about admiring the central character’s actions and motivations, doesn’t go to visual or psychological extremes to make its case (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)" 

"For viewers who never saw 'Citizenfour', and perhaps have only a vague idea of who he is, what he revealed, and why he did it, then it's quite likely that 'Snowden' will provide an eye-opening experience." 

"Mr. Stone has made an honorable and absorbing contribution to the imaginative record of our confusing times. He tells a story (...) discreetly embellishing the record in the service of drama and suspense."