"...[THE YARDS] impresses as one of the few films in recent years to dare to tread in the sacred shadow of Francis Ford Coppola's GODFATHER movies....Mr. Phoenix's [performance is] incendiary..."
New York Times

"...Gray's straightforward storytelling is a tonic....[His] actors do full honor to his vision..."
Premiere

"...Meticulously crafted....THE YARDS relies on the subtlety and intensity of the performances..."
Sight and Sound

"...[Phoenix] makes a compelling, complex villain....[CAAN] brings in mythic notes from THE GODFATHER..."
Rolling Stone

"...THE YARDS is so strong and secure in its remorseless movement that you buy into what's happening....Gray's splendid, self-effacing cast performs as an ensemble, but the film's rightly dominant presences are Caan and Dunaway..."
Los Angeles Times

"This tragic tale of a punk from Queens who's released from prison and looking for honest work has a hypnotic feel to it, and nice performances by a stellar cast..."
Premiere

"...[Wahlberg] builds tremendous empathy....An utterly gripping cinematic adventure..."
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