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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70We Got This CoveredLauren Humphries-BrooksWe Got This CoveredLauren Humphries-BrooksBuoyed by a strong cast, Wolves is a predictable yet powerful film that uses its multitude of sports movie and coming-of-age cliches to the best possible effect.
- 50The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyMost of the cast does a fine job of turning this hooey into something serviceable.
- 50The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe actors do nice work before things derail.
- 50Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenThere’s plenty of predatory behavior on display in the impressively acted Wolves, a curious if unsuccessful cross-breeding of gritty domestic drama with conventional coming-of-age sports crowd-rouser.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceThere's real turmoil in Freundlich's script (abuse, a crumbling marriage, pregnancy) but the problems sometimes seem tacked on for added crisis.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe film conjures a strong sense of atmosphere, with the gritty NYC locations — yes, there are still some in the gentrified city — well captured by cinematographer Juanmil Azpiroz. And the performances are first-rate.... But by the time it reaches its hoary climax...Wolves has reached such an absurd level of schmaltz that it practically feels like a parody of itself.
- 50Screen DailyGraham FullerScreen DailyGraham FullerSave the highly predictable decider, the on-court battles are satisfyingly fast and fierce, but the tension they generate is undercut by the labored Oedipal melodrama that contains them.
- 50VarietyNick SchagerVarietyNick SchagerIt’s a showcase for some fine acting and even finer basketball action, but neither are enough to cover for this story’s enervating formulaic construction.
- 50Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerIt’s all terribly cliché-ridden and predictable, and the best I can say for it is that Shannon and Gugino do their best to convince us otherwise.