Reptile (2023)

"Benicio Del Toro excels in Grant Singer's gripping directorial debut."

"It’s possible that the director could have picked up the pace a little, but Reptile... is so good I wouldn’t presume to mess with it."

"Del Toro plays all of this with a seesaw cunning that keeps the audience agreeably off balance."

"The bulky physical presence of Del Toro himself gives the film its momentum and force."

"Starts strong, grows sluggish."

"Benicio Del Toro’s mesmerising detective elevates a convoluted thriller."

"A good-looking, engaging B-movie made with uncommon intelligence."

"Benicio del Toro impresses in an otherwise lacklustre Netflix cop drama."

"A rather routine investigation."

"Overstuffed."

"Feels wayward and listless."

"A fangless homage."

"A solid lead performance can't save a muddled mystery."

"Has mood to spare, but little in the way of genuine intrigue."

"Reptile... tries to match its star’s unpredictable magnetism with a forced eeriness, only growing more ponderous and unfocused, like a case getting colder."

"Ultimately a very boilerplate police procedural movie, but that doesn’t mean you won’t feel the heat at various points."

"Derivative and lethargic."