57
Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Nathalie AtkinsonThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Nathalie AtkinsonIn a demanding role light on dialogue, Sutherland’s rangy, loping physicality serves both the character and the action well – camera and fugitive are seldom at rest, and on the move in tense, extended bursts whenever an opportunity presents itself.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterHarry WindsorThe Hollywood ReporterHarry WindsorRiver ends with relief, followed by a reversal that’s the last thing you expect from this unvarnished, unsentimental tale of self-preservation: an act of quietly powerful heroism.
- 60Total FilmKevin HarleyTotal FilmKevin HarleyDagg keeps things simple, but his jogging camera whips up the urgency and he’s well-served by Sutherland’s rangy physicality.
- 50VarietyBen KenigsbergVarietyBen KenigsbergDagg’s thriller is slow to get going and hampered by an inexpressive leading man.