Matt Shiverdecker’s review published on Letterboxd:
On paper, a collaboration between Ridley Scott and Cormac McCarthy seems like an incredible idea. Add Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Michael Fassbender and Brad Pitt to the mix and you'd be forgiven for thinking that there's no way this could fail. Unfortunately, the plot is difficult to decipher and I didn't buy Fassbender's emotional breakdowns as an attorney who gets in over his head during a drug deal gone wrong.
Viewed in a new "unrated extended cut" (available exclusively on Blu-ray) that adds over 20 minutes of footage to the theatrical version, the end result is a mixed bag. There's no question that the actors are all in full-on go for broke mode, especially Diaz who spectacularly humps a convertible car in a sequence that can only be described as "destined for cult classic status." The extended cut changes the film's pacing by restructuring several scenes and beefing up the dialogue. A death scene I won't reveal is particularly graphic in the extended cut, with Scott even noting in the commentary track that he's glad he altered it for the theatrical version.