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Movie Info

Genre :

Action, Thriller

Release Date :

March 03, 2006

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Richard Donner

Starring :

Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse, Alfre Woodard, Tig Fong, Cylk Cozart, Sasha Roiz, Shon Blotzer, Joseph Siravo, Cylk Cozart

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

3 of 5

“..The film largely works because of Willis's sheer presence..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
2.5 of 4

“..rarely rises above its far-fetched plot and wham-bang mayhem..”
by Gary Goldstein [Reel]
“..looks primed for solid action at the boxoffice..”
by Sheri Linden [The Hollywood Reporter]
2.5 of 4

“..carelessly executed and dramatically contrived..”
by Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
2 of 4

“..barrels ahead with bumpy, bristling B-movie brio without ever fully outrunning its creaky clich?s and plot inconsistencies..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
3 of 5

“..an average popcorn muncher..”
by Gerry Shamray [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland]
“..a limp, lazy exercise in nostalgia for the buddy genre..”
by Ian Grey [Orlando Weekly]
6 of 10

“..a generally bumpy ride..”
by Joshua Starnes [Comingsoon]
2 of 4

“..a cobbled together mess of clich?s that fails to surprise at any of its turns..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Peter Sobczynski [EFilmCritic]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Edward Kasche [The Cinema Source]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Joshua Tyler [Cinema Blend]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
4 of 5
Reviewed by [E! Online]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Annlee Ellingson [Boxoffice Magazine]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Mario Tarradell [The Dallas Morning News]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by John Hayes [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Sara M. Fetters [MovieFreak]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Eugene Novikov [Film Blather]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Marc Savlov [Austin Chronicle]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Chris Barsanti [Filmcritic]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Allison Benedikt [Chicago Tribune]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Randy Cordova [The Arizona Republic]
2 of 5
Reviewed by David Germain [The Hartford Courant]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews]
Reviewed by Ian Grey [Baltimore City Paper]
Reviewed by Michael Atkinson [Village Voice]

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it totally deserves 5 stars.

posted by pinkgirl15 on Aug 05, 2006
 
 

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