Death Defying Acts

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So-so
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48 out of 100
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Critic Reviews

80
L.A. Weekly
| Scott Foundas

This won't be remembered as one of the prodigiously talented Armstrong's great films (My Brilliant Career, High Tide, Little Women), but it's still 90 percent better than everything else out there. Read full review

70
Los Angeles Times
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Far more diverting and well crafted than its promotion-free release campaign might suggest. Then again, for a film largely based on the notion that "nothing is what it seems," such lowered expectations may actually work in its favor. Read full review

60
Slate
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A minor but satisfying entry in the "what if" historical-fantasy genre. Read full review

50
The Hollywood Reporter
| Ray Bennett

What it lacks is a villain, and magic without danger is simply a parlor trick, which is what the film becomes. Read full review

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Guy Pearce and Catherine Zeta-Jones in "Death Defying Acts."