A struggling motel owner and her daughter are taken hostage by a nearly blind career criminal to be his eyes as he attempts to retrieve his cash package from a crooked cop.
"Cold Comes the Night" provides Eve with an opportunity to showcase yet another side of her talent.
– Christy Lemire,
RogerEbert.com,
10 Jan 2014
rotten:
A bland and preposterous thriller in which Alice Eve and Bryan Cranston play unlikely partners in crime.
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
10 Jan 2014
fresh:
A tense little thriller that provides juicy roles for its deft lead actors, Alice Eve and Bryan Cranston, as well as some well-played action and several neat twists.
– Gary Goldstein,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan 2014
fresh:
Cold Comes the Night is a serviceable low-budget thriller with a pair of strong lead performances and intermittently suspenseful scenes.
– Claudia Puig,
USA Today,
9 Jan 2014
rotten:
It's hard not to be impatient with a movie as openly lazy as "Cold Comes the Night," which is redeemed only by its performances.