| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Longino |
"Tall is short on involving camerawork and shorter on logic." more... |
C |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...monotonously by-the-numbers..." more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"The Rock comes out of the movie more or less intact, career-wise." more... |
C |
Chicago Tribune
Allison Benedikt |
"The story is mildly gripping, and the action is fresh and entertaining." more... |
C+ |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"...skillfully crafted but dead boring..." more... |
C- |
| E! Online |
"The Rock's prowess ultimately overshadows the story, but this should please action fans well enough." more... |
C+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden |
"A leaner version of the original, devoid of melodrama but just as simplistic in its emphasis on cathartic violence." more... |
B- |
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman |
"Exciting stuff in its primitive, predictable way..." more... |
B- |
New York Times
Dave Kehr |
"Crisply directed..." more... |
B- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...a wretched motion picture..." more... |
D+ |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"It’s the Rock’s star quality that gives this headbanger a heartbeat." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...entertaining in the moment but, in the end, faintly silly." more... |
C+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"Without being ponderous about it, the script makes a compelling case that legalized gambling can have a devastating residual effect on a small community." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"Though there's something mildly disarming about a movie this unpretentious, a few more like it might end up turning The Rock into a TV actor." more... |
C |
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