…Most of these flashbacks are fragmentary, only revealing so much information at once, and it’s in the bit-by-bit reconstruction of the crime that Hunt finds her stride. The more she zooms in on individual moments, the more we’re able to step back and connect seemingly unrelated pieces of evidence. By the time the final gavel sounds, “The Whole Truth” has presented a strong case for itself.
Kenji Fujishima reviewed The Whole Truth for Slant Magazine and gave it 2/4 stars. He finishes with:
The filmmakers are so disengaged from the psyches of its characters that The Whole Truth ultimately plays as little more than the cinematic equivalent of a trashy airport novel that will grip you in the moment before it dissolves from memory immediately afterward.
Sean Mulvhill reviewed the film for fanboynation and gave it 3/5 stars. He closes with:
The Whole Truth isn’t going to blow any minds or redefine how trials are portrayed on the screen, but it never set out to do such a thing. It is simply a modestly entertaining drama that has a few too many twists and turns and a talented cast that anchor the proceedings. Courtney Hunt’s film is minor in scale but remains entertaining and modestly engaging throughout, and though it lingers a bit too long on its big reveal it never overstays its welcome. I’ll raise my right hand on the Bible and swear that you could do a whole lot worse than The Whole Truth.
As expected both The Hollywood Reporter and Variety posted fairly negative reviews. You can read them at the links.