| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"Worth a look if you're in the mood for some slick Hollywood escapism that's done well enough, though not brilliantly." more... |
B- |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"It's as dutiful and humorless as any lesser Harrison Ford vehicle..." more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...it is encouraging that well-crafted thrillers are still being made about characters who have dialogue, identities, motives and clean shirts." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...a thriller that begins well but middles and ends less well..." more... |
C |
| E! Online |
"If 24 were like this, you'd be asleep by noon." more... |
C- |
Entertainment Weekly
Gregory Kirschling |
"...musty..." more... |
C- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Well-crafted Secret Service thriller lacks plausibility and character development." more... |
C+ |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"Stale to the Chief." more... |
C |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"Why would a star of Michael Douglas's stature and intelligence attach himself to a Washington thriller as deeply ridiculous, suspense-free and potentially career-damaging as The Sentinel?" more... |
D+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"I enjoyed the build-up more than the payoff, which feels rushed and implausible." more... |
B- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"A well-constructed and genuinely tense thriller..." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"(Eva Longoria's) less convincing while running in heels and pretending to look competent with a gun in her hand." more... |
C+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"It's a competent, if forgettable and implausible, thriller with some decent acting..." more... |
B- |
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