the dialogue is laughably pretentious, the plotting is virtually nonexistent, and the performances are so broad and cartoony that you keep wondering if it's all some sort of prank
The Counselor doesn't temper enough of McCarthy's excesses, but Scott and his ensemble find enough meat in his scenario to make for diverting, bloody pleasure
by Bill Weber [Slant Magazine ]
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post ]
