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Genre :

Action, Drama, Thriller

Release Date :

February 10, 2006

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Richard Loncraine

Starring :

Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Virginia Madsen, Robert Patrick, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jimmy Bennett, Carly Schroeder, Beverly Breuer, Matthew Currie Holmes

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

2.5 of 5

“..What began as a cautionary tale about technology and surveillance has become the cliched bank robbing film..”
by Hanh Nguyen [Zap2it]
3 of 5

“..serviceable but nothing special..”
by Stan Urankar [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland]
2 of 4

“..really nothing more than "Air Force One" on the ground with a little bit of "Patriot Games" and "The Fugitive" thrown in for good measure..”
by Sara M. Fetters [MovieFreak]
“..lacks that special something to lift it above a standard-issue studio thriller..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]
6 of 10

“..isn't particularly memorable, just a semi-entertaining, escapist diversion from everyday reality..”
by Mel Valentin [Movie-Vault]
3 of 5

“..fits comfortably into the category of solid and presentable thrillers..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
3 of 4

“..a reasonable 105 minutes of harmless entertainment..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
6 of 10

“..a popcorn flick that you shouldn't expect too much out of..”
by Scott Chitwood [Comingsoon]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Brian Orndorf [EFilmCritic]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Stephen Becker [The Dallas Morning News]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Gary Goldstein [Reel]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic]
3 of 4
Reviewed by David Nusair [Reel Film Reviews]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by [E! Online]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Scott Mantz [Entertainment Insiders]
2 of 4
Reviewed by [Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste]
2 of 5
Reviewed by David Thomas [Filmcritic]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Lexi Feinberg [Cinema Blend]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
Reviewed by Wade Major [Boxoffice Magazine]
Reviewed by Michael Atkinson [Village Voice]
Reviewed by Dana Stevens [Slate]

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