| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...cliches of the genre take over." more... |
D |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...a challenging journey..." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Matt Pais |
"Topical action movie fails to stay on point." more... |
C |
E! Online
Chris Farnsworth |
"...an inexplicable mess." more... |
C- |
Entertainment Weekly
Gregory Kirschling |
"Unfortunately, Jackson is the best thing here." more... |
C- |
filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"A domestic thriller built on brittle tension, the film brandishes racial conflict and flailing machismo before revealing that it has little insight into either topic." more... |
D+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Sura Wood |
"...rapidly descends into caricature." more... |
C- |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"...holds your interest, though the bad faith on all sides makes it something of an endurance test." more... |
B- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...the climax is loud, dumb, generic, and over-the-top. " more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...a conventional suspense thriller, but the details kick it up a notch." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak |
"When a film has to blare its racially and incendiary stance as obviously as Lakeview Terrace, you know it's trying too hard." more... |
C- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"The movie is better than the stock thriller that ads would suggest, but by the end, it devolves into standard-issue potboiler." more... |
C |
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