Premiere
"...An endlessly wrenching and compelling story....Moviemaking of the first order..." 01/01/2001 pp.22-3Movieline's Hollywood Life
"...[A] meaty, meaningful film...that bring[s] rare insights to the subject of money and the havoc it can wreak..." 02/01/2001 pp.30-33 Total Film
"...It's refreshing to see an English director working within a traditionally American genre, and yet maintaining an outsider's perspective....THE CLAIM is Winterbottom's most accomplished film yet..." -- 4 out of 5 stars 03/01/2001 p.90 Sight and Sound
"...THE CLAIM is a film of extraordinary images....[Kinski] gives a performance of great warmth and intensity..." 03/01/2001 p.44-5 Entertainment Weekly
"...The cast is individually intelligent, refined and understated..." 04/27/2001 p.86 Los Angeles Times
"...Affecting....The look of the film is terrific, and the actors, carefully cast, perform admirably; Michael Nyman's score soars and cascades..." 12/29/2000 p.F2 Chicago Sun-Times
"...Peter Mullan's performance is private and painful....Winterbottom is a director comfortable with ambiguity..." 04/22/2001 p.27 | 
