‘To Catch A Predator’ Film ‘Primetime’ Gets Positive Reviews Out Of Venice
Early reviews praise Robert Pattinson’s performance as awards speculation builds for A24’s dark drama about the controversial true-crime show.
- On Saturday, the A24 film Primetime premiered at the Venice Film Festival to a nearly eight-minute standing ovation, holding a 93 percent critics score on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Directed by Lance Oppenheim, the drama follows Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, the former Dateline NBC host who became famous confronting suspected child predators on To Catch a Predator.
- Critics lauded the 'terrific ensemble,' including Pattinson, Merrit Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Alex Winter, and Phoebe Bridgers, with The Playlist calling the performance 'monomaniacal, magnetic and completely unhinged.'
- While Hansen alleged legal disputes with A24 prevented his attendance, Pattinson responded in Venice on Saturday, stating, 'I hope he likes the movie.'
- Primetime arrives in theaters Sept 25, emerging as a potential Oscar contender after Nicholas Barber called Pattinson 'extraordinary' in his portrayal of the beleaguered American host.
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Primetime Reviews Are In, And Critics Are Saying The Same Thing About Robert Pattinson's Performance
I’ve been excited about every film Robert Pattinson has released on the 2026 movie schedule; however, Primetime is the one I’ve been most curious about. In the upcoming A24 movie, the actor plays To Catch a Predator’s Chris Hansen. Now critics have seen this thriller, and they are saying very similar things about the leading man’s performance. To Catch a Predator was an infamous and controversial series on NBC hosted by Hansen. It ran as part of…
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