
Overview
Genre :
Action, ComedyRelease Date :
February 17, 2012MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
McGStarring :
Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Chelsea Handler, Til Schweiger, John Paul Ruttan, Valin Shinyei, Angela Bassett, Laura Vandervoort
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Review rate : D
“..yes, This Means War is that dumb. Worse, it thinks you are, too..”
“..yes, This Means War is that dumb. Worse, it thinks you are, too..”
by Justin Strout [Orlando Weekly]
Review rate : D+
“..this one is just depressing..”
“..this one is just depressing..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..the result is 98 minutes of moronic stupidity already being labeled on the Internet as "the worst movie of the year"..”
by Rex Reed [New York Observer]
Review rate : C+
“..the film's action scenes are edited in such a manic, quick-cut fashion that they become almost laughably incoherent..”
“..the film's action scenes are edited in such a manic, quick-cut fashion that they become almost laughably incoherent..”
by Thomas Leupp [Hollywood.Com]
“..some films have certain scenes that need to be redone, but on This Means War the whole picture should have been sent back for a reshoot..”
by Todd McCarthy [Hollywood Reporter]

“..sexual tension mixed with sharp dialogue, just the kind of aphrodisiac that heats up great screwball comedy..”
by Kathleen Murphy [MSN Movies]
Review rate : D
“..seems so concerned with being the best product, it doesn't even know how to be good trash..”
“..seems so concerned with being the best product, it doesn't even know how to be good trash..”
by R. Kurt Osenlund [Slant Magazine]
“..neglecting to do anything surprising or delightful to actually seduce that audience..”
by Nick Pinkerton [Village Voice]

“..looks like it might return McG to that kind of superficial, silly entertainment..”
by Josh Bell [Las Vegas Weekly]

“..just like FDR, the whole thing is slick and handsome and rotten at the core..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [New York Daily News]
“..it feels more like an arm-wrestling match than a full-blown war..”
by Peter Debruge [Variety]
Review rate : B
“..has been assembled with all the haphazardness of an amateur science experiment..”
“..has been assembled with all the haphazardness of an amateur science experiment..”
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
“..has a script whose sensible parts would fit on a napkin with enough room left over for the Gettysburg Address..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
“..could be the battle-cry of anyone who buys a ticket to this mess..”
by Marshall Fine [Hollywood & Fine]
Review rate : C
Reviewed by Betsy Sharkey [Los Angeles Times]
Reviewed by Betsy Sharkey [Los Angeles Times]





