Metacritic reviews

The Informer

8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com

90
The Observer (UK)
The Observer (UK)
Expressionist masterpiece. [11 Nov 2007, p.20]
80
The New York Times
The New York Times
Ford has made an astonishing screen drama out of Liam O'Flaherty's novel The Informer.
80
TV Guide Magazine
TV Guide Magazine
Victor McLaglen gave the performance of his life as the scar-faced betrayer, Gypo Nolan, in this telling adaptation of Liam O'Flaherty's novel, directed by John Ford.
80
Variety
Variety
The Informer is forcefully and intelligently written, directed and acted.
63
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
A marvel of shadows and fog -- literal and psychic. [12 Mar 2010, p.C9]
60
EmpireKim Newman
EmpireKim Newman
The script hasn't aged well and their's an overdose of the ominous, but when Ford forgets about religion and concentrates on squealer-on-the-run thrills, the film still has a real charge.
60
The New YorkerPauline Kael
The New YorkerPauline Kael
Naive yet powerful.
30
Time Out
Time Out
Heavy-handed, humourless and patronising.