| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...raucously nimble and cheerfully silly action adventure that finally gives Matthew McConaughey a role that fits his carefree, sexy, Southern-boy-scoundrel insouciance." more... |
B |
Boston Globe
Janice Page |
"...a vast waste of creativity..." more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"It's like a fire sale at the action movie discount outlet." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder |
"...consistently absurd..." more... |
C+ |
| E! Online |
"...you've heard it all before, but it holds up." more... |
B |
filmcritic.com
David Levine |
"...a monotonous, unsatisfying trek..." more... |
C- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...would have been hot stuff about 30 years ago but looks tired and worn today despite a perky, attractive cast that refuses to wilt in the desert sun." more... |
C+ |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"The one-liners, mostly bland, are used so liberally that they water down the action." more... |
C+ |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"...more story than it can comfortably accommodate." more... |
C+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...takes the action/adventure story to new heights of preposterousness." more... |
C+ |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...has all the heft of marshmallow." more... |
C+ |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...an adventure in mediocrity that brings together some of the worst current techniques and trends." more... |
D |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...agreeably light in tone and never seems to be trying very hard..." more... |
B |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...plays out as dryly predictable as the desert's endless dunes." more... |
C+ |
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