| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Steve Murray |
"A simplistic, super-bloody but very well-made adventure." more... |
B- |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...it immerses you fully in its harsh, luxuriant world." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Laura Emerick |
"...a non-stop thrill ride that occasionally hits a philosophical speed bump here and there." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"Gibson and his co-writer, Farhad Safinia, pour on the dread and the ultra-violence..." more... |
C |
E! Online
Alex Markerson |
"...a failure as anything more than an action film." more... |
C |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"Never let it be said that Gibson the director...doesn't know how to pace and build action like a pro." more... |
B |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"Gibson has a bright future making illegal snuff films. That's not a compliment." more... |
D |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...never a dull moment." more... |
B |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...well-made but gratuitously violent..." more... |
C |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"...a muscular and kinetic action movie, a drama of rescue and revenge with very little organic relation to its historical setting." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...Mel Gibson has proven it's possible to create a compelling action/adventure film in almost any setting." more... |
A- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...a tremendously exciting chase movie..." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...it seems like something made by a crazy person." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...absorbing, disturbing, savagely beautiful..." more... |
A- |
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