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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The A.V. ClubWilliam HughesThe A.V. ClubWilliam HughesBitter and bracingly funny new political satire from British dark-comedy master Chris Morris.
- 80The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeMorris handles a delicate balancing act with an expected ease, the work of a satirist with so much to say yet with an awareness that saying less leads to so much more.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe film represents another leap forward for [Morris].
- 75The PlaylistRyan OliverThe PlaylistRyan OliverWhat keeps the film mostly on track is its proudly confrontational nature, quick-witted dialogue, and performances to match. But it’s a dark, sobering film too—the corruption, dishonesty and immoral law enforcement practices employed to screw over expendable brown and black people is depressingly distressing and it’s here where “The Day Shall Come” has trouble sealing the deal on its uncomfortable remit of awkward laughs and somber realities.
- 75TheWrapMonica CastilloTheWrapMonica CastilloThe Day Shall Come is greatest when skewering power and shining a light on grave legal overreach. That we can laugh about it is great, but it’s a sign of our own security, of how unlikely we feel that we would be targeted in the same way. For others, laughing at this movie may not be so easy.
- 67ConsequenceRandall ColburnConsequenceRandall ColburnThe Day Shall Come remains a riveting watch, though, if only for Morris’ deft, lightning-fast pace and the cast’s mastery of his language. ... The problem is that the film’s humanity is often eclipsed by its big-picture message and satirical edge.
- 67The Film StageJohn FinkThe Film StageJohn FinkWhile it aims to generate outrage it does so rather quietly (unlike the recent blunt satirical work of Adam McKay) with a predictable outcome as all rigged games do. The process of getting to that point feels terribly uneven; at times a bit over the top in passages and yet restrained in others as certain transactions are treated as just the cost of doing business in The War on Terror.
- 50Slant MagazineSteven ScaifeSlant MagazineSteven ScaifeThe film is an aimless, albeit sometimes funny, chronicle of absurd behavior and government ineptitude.