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Metascore
17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleSpacey makes interesting work out of an otherwise overdone situation.
- 60VarietyLisa NesselsonVarietyLisa NesselsonSpacey makes an honorable and intelligent helming debut with less-than-dazzling material.
- 60Washington PostWashington PostA character study with underdeveloped characters.
- 60EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanThe tension revs along nicely and - if you're not heisted out already - there's some suspense to be had.
- 50San Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserSan Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserA workmanlike effort. It's not startling and it's not incompetent.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe character relationships are solid and there's blessed little in the way of smug, smart talk
- 50USA TodaySusan WloszczynaUSA TodaySusan WloszczynaPretentious and show-offy, the noirish drama fairly reeks of film-student overkill.
- 50Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThe set decor is more intricate than any of the characters.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertSpacey does what can be done with the material, but it never achieves takeoff velocity.
- 25Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe nasty, sometimes violent story was written by Christian Forte, a newcomer who is clearly under Quentin Tarantino's unpleasant spell, and directed by Kevin Spacey, an unusually gifted actor who doesn't yet show any special talent for filmmaking.