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- 07:30 AM, Apr 24
thoughtless genre cliches and empty moralismby Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine ]
the limitations of the revenge plot become exponentially worse in a gauche, tastelessby Mick LaSalle [San Fransisco Chronicle ]
stripped-down affair, from title to characters to plotby Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic ]
stripped for action without a moment wasted on unnecessary dialogue, exposition or nuancesby Kirk Honeycutt [Hollywood Reporter ]
sort of stuff commonly dismissed as "comic book"by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger ]
revenge flicks goby Bruce Demara [Toronto Star ]
preposterous tale, live up to its titleby Lou Lumenick [New York Post ]
plot turns are dropped like bricksby Stephen Holden [New York Times ]
most of it is pretty predictable, familiar stuffby Claudia Puig [USA Today ]
meat-and-potatoes action with a side of crazyby Ty Burr [Boston Globe ]
lots of sun-bleached terrain and very little dialogueby Stephen Cole [Globe and Mail ]
it doesn't rely on the cliches that riddle the typical action movieby Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com ]
grade action moviesby Steve Ramos [Box Office Magazine ]
bring the material to life without relying on style over substanceby Gary Dowell [Dallas Morning News ]