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Overview

Genre :

Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi

Release Date :

September 25, 2009

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Jonathan Mostow

Starring :

Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Ving Rhames, Rosamund Pike, Valerie Azlynn, David Conley, Michael Cudlitz, Ned Vaughn

REVIEWS RATE: Critics Readers [Rate It]

“..surprisingly strong entry into the ever-shrinking arena of serious sci-fi..”

by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]

Review rate : B

“..surprisingly efficient and smart..”

by Tom Long [Detroit News]

“..so poorly shot..”

by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]

Review rate : B

“..serviceable sci-fi thriller..”

by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]

“..nudges the robo-thriller in an interesting direction..”

by Kyle Smith [New York Post]

“..Mostow succeeds only in delivering an action film that's as artificial as its subjects, without even approximating the benefit of their surface beauty..”

by Ryan Stewart [Slant Magazine]

“..hints at much, but grapples with little..”

by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]

“..Half a howler but not nearly funny enough..”

by Claudia Puig [USA Today]

Review rate : B+

“..Fans of actual sci-fi literature will probably enjoy this more than fans of slam-bang action..”

by Luke Y. Thompson [E! Online]

“..entertaining..”

by Andrew Pulver [The Guardian]

Reviewed by Liam Lacey [Globe and Mail]

Reviewed by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger]

Reviewed by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]

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