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A police detective determined to catch the unseen boss of Asia's biggest drug cartel joins hands with a revenge-thirsty member of the gang.
Leave your thoughts about Believer.
| Gay EssentialAlistair RyderIt's well-intentioned and occasionally moving, but hard to talk about without confronting its flaws. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary Goldstein[A] fine, rousing, often touching film... |
| CNN.comBrian LowryBeliever and its headliner hit all the right notes, in a film that delivers another kind of thunder. |
| The Daily DotKahron SpearmanHBO's genuinely moving Believer puts an attractive bow tie on the observance of Pride month, laying bare the ostracization of (and embarrassingly slow progress for) the Mormon Church's queer community. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansDan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons shows humility and heart in this moving doc. |
| Screen InternationalJason BechervaiseDespite the congested narrative, there is much to keep audiences entertained including the compelling performances by the entire cast. |
| Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayBeliever has a well-told, entertaining story sustaining a running time 20 minutes longer than “Drug War.” With the extra space, Lee explores the motivations of his two protagonists, working toward similar ends for different reasons. |
| IndieWireDavid EhrlichIt’s damning, if not quite fatal, that Lee’s version works best when it’s riffing on the standout elements of the source material rather than trying to reinvent them. |
| VarietyRichard KuipersBeliever may be more impressive around the edges than at its core, but that doesn’t prevent it from delivering a pretty solid two hours of action and suspense that’s muscularly directed by Lee and stylishly shot by Kim Tae-kyung. |
| RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsBeliever works best as a series of perpetually escalating confrontations. |