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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83IndieWireEric KohnIndieWireEric Kohn"Dick Long,” which stems from Billy Chew’s script, lacks the same abstract weirdness that made “Swiss Army Man” such an indelible cinematic delight. It has more intimate aims — humanizing a couple of brutish morons by mining substance from the silliness, and arriving at the conclusion that crass white-trash stereotypes have feelings, too.
- 83The PlaylistJordan RuimyThe PlaylistJordan RuimyThere are no dull moments in this ridiculously brutal, often severely dumb, but enjoyable, film
- 80Film ThreatBradley GibsonFilm ThreatBradley GibsonScheinert adroitly conveys both the pathos and the humor of the situation. As dumb as the main characters are, the film itself is very clever.
- 80New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriNew York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriThe Death of Dick Long becomes a symphony of stupidity. I say “symphony” because it’s multivoiced and overpowering. That’s part of the movie’s charm, too: You can feel your brain melting away as you watch it, and that’s not always a bad sensation.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeIt will entertain many, and deserves credit for its generosity to characters who, for all their bad decisions, are more complex than the stereotypes they may appear to be.
- 75The Film StageJordan RaupThe Film StageJordan RaupIt may end up playing as a silly lark, but along with dismantling ideas of masculinity, Daniel Scheinert has also created a singularly entertaining crime comedy built on utter idiocy.
- 75Slant MagazineKeith WatsonSlant MagazineKeith WatsonDaniel Scheinert’s film finds a very human vulnerability lurking beneath the strange and oafish behaviors of its male characters.
- 67The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyBilly Chew’s screenplay takes at least one important lesson from the best of both crime movies and small-town portraits: The characters, however minor or ridiculous, seem to lead lives that started well before the movie and will continue long after. Well, except for Dick himself. He’s gone.
- 63Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanNewcomb is especially good and poignant, but Abbott also brings a pitiful emotional honesty to a repugnant character.
- 50ConsequenceJoe LipsettConsequenceJoe LipsettThe Death of Dick Long offers its share of amusing dark comedy, but the film leans too much on Alabama stereotypes and inherently stupid character decisions to advance the plot.