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# Posse (1993): what the critics said

Critics' score 59 from 7 reviews: 2 positive, 3 mixed, 2 negative.

## Los Angeles Times — MICHAEL WILMINGTON

Fi1m's normalised score 88/100 (inferred from the text). 14 May 1993. 

Wilmington finds the film a rousing, exuberant entertainment whose excesses are part of its appeal. He praises its revisionist effort to spotlight Black people largely overlooked in Hollywood Westerns.

[Read the review](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-05-14-ca-35080-story.html)

## The New Yorker

Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 

The critic presents the film as a vigorous, incisive Western. They praise Tone Loc’s co-star Lane’s puckish comic performance for bringing levity to the bloody action.

[Read the review](https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/movies/posse)

## Variety — Todd McCarthy

Fi1m's normalised score 65/100 (inferred from the text). 28 April 1993. 

McCarthy finds the film lively and appealing, though its crowded plotting and weak dramatic build keep it from reaching emotional depth. He praises its revisionist portrayal of Black cowboys and the cast’s infectious energy.

[Read the review](https://variety.com/1993/film/reviews/posse-2-1200431914/)

## RogerEbert.com

Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). 

The review's verdict cannot be established from the accessible page. Its specific praise or criticism is likewise unavailable.

[Read the review](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/posse-1993)

## The New York Times — Janet Maslin

Fi1m's normalised score 50/100 (inferred from the text). 14 May 1993. 

The review gives the film a mixed verdict. It singles out its revisionist Western approach, while finding the execution uneven.

[Read the review](https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/14/movies/review-film-a-western-in-the-hands-of-a-revisionist.html)

## Empire — empire

Fi1m's normalised score 35/100 (inferred from the text). 1 January 2000. 

The review finds the film entertaining but ultimately thin, with more style than substance. It faults the revisionist Western for repeating genre conventions rather than meaningfully subverting them.

[Read the review](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/posse-review/)

## Time Out — TCh

Fi1m's normalised score 30/100 (inferred from the text). 

The review finds this revisionist Western scattered and ultimately ineffective. It singles out the historical reminder that one third of cowboys were Black, but says the film fails to make its ideas land.

[Read the review](https://www.timeout.com/movies/posse-1)

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