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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonEvidencing savvy visual flair and compelling storytelling skill, Goyer infuses heart and vigor into material that could have come off as overly familiar at best, sappily improbable at worst.
- 80Film ThreatMerle BertrandFilm ThreatMerle BertrandZigZag rests heavily on Jones III's sensational turn as the lead character. Capable of drawing empathy without pity from an audience, his ZigZag is the unlikely constant in a world swirling with change and intrigue.
- 75New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThe greatest strength of this modest production is Jones. ZigZag's autism is mild, meaning his symptoms are subtle, and the 19-year-old novice is completely convincing.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasZigZag is also richly cinematic. Los Angeles locales have been chosen with a keen eye to freshness and pungent atmosphere, and they have been masterfully photographed by James L. Carter with a notably effective play of dark and light.
- 50The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensMight have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted. The characters would resonate more if there were fewer of them, and if they were not pushed through so many contrived dramatic incidents.
- 50New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannThe character of ZigZag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him.
- 50L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyA great ensemble cast can't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar.
- 50Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonKid-pulp screenwriter Goyer (Dark City, Blade I and II) manages some mature textures but his movie never surmounts its manipulative ideas.
- 40New Times (L.A.)Robert WilonskyNew Times (L.A.)Robert WilonskyEither a put-on or a straight shooter; that you can't tell the difference underscores its small but ultimately overwhelming flaws.