Joe Bell

"There's something disarmingly genuine about the film, a little obvious at times perhaps, but also remarkably unforgiving."

"Green's grasp of this tender, family-focused story shows equal restraint and compassion..."

"A uniquely terrible treatment of an important topic..."

"(Wahlberg is) badly outclassed by his costars..."

"Given his history of hate crime, Wahlberg lands near the bottom... on the list of Hollywood stars who could believably preach, on screen or off, about the importance of accepting those different from you."

"The drama is well-intentioned... but is also heavy-handed, manipulative, and thin on character."

"Joe Bell lacks the impact of the real-life story it tells..."

"Wahlberg can’t always bridge the yawning gaps between Joe’s emotional swings, but that’s where Miller shines brightest, and the young performer adds hefty emotional ballast in many necessary moments."

"Although Miller is excellent... Wahlberg seems out of his league here..."

"I have seen few cinematic sights more tedious this year than Mark Wahlberg trudging across America as the title character of Joe Bell..."

"Joe Bell is painful, sincere."