Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe-led new period adventure movie has received an incredible score on the review-aggregating site Rotten Tomatoes. The Weight, directed by Padraic McKinley, had its world premiere at this year’s Sundance on January 26 and quickly caught the attention of professional critics. What critics are saying about The WeightThe Weight has garnered mostly positive reviews from critics. Variety’s Peter Debruge noted how Samuel was different from the characters Hawke regularly portrays. Set in 1930s Oregon, The Weight follows Samuel Murphy (Hawke), who, after separating from his daughter, ends up in prison.