| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hap Erstein |
"Preposterous but well aware of it..." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"It has energy and daring and isn't afraid to make fun of itself..." more... |
B- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...misuses an unusually good cast..." more... |
C |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"...a serviceable but mighty ordinary diversion." more... |
C+ |
| E! Online |
"You're probably not gonna lava this one." more... |
C |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...The Core is Armageddon without a heart to dangle from its sleeves." more... |
C- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"It's a popcorn movie with brains." more... |
B |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"Sure, it's a mess, but this sci-fi thriller's a good time for anyone in a throwback mood." more... |
B- |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"Deliriously silly fun..." more... |
B- |
New York Times
Elvis Mitchell |
"For the most part, it is monumentally dumb." more... |
D+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"As big-budget camp goes, The Core is first-rate. If you take the movie seriously, it's an unmitigated disaster, a surefire walk-out." more... |
C+ |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...unblushingly tacky and derivative." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...smarter and more sober than one might expect." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...one of the most exciting and enjoyable disaster epics to come out of Hollywood in some time." more... |
B+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"Jules Verne this isn't, but it makes for fairly diverting escapist fare." more... |
C+ |
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