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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanA taut, consistently surprising political thriller with a sting in its tail.
- 88New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA triumph of low-budget filmmaking.
- 60Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumForeigners who argue that Americans are Neanderthal savages can point to this movie as persuasive evidence.
- 50TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxA tense geopolitical thriller that leaves a curiously bad aftertaste.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenProbably serves some useful purpose, despite its ham-fisted preachiness and mediocre acting.
- 50USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkThere's nothing super about the movie, aside from a loopiness that affords it a certain guilty-pleasure cachet.
- 40Film.comErnest HardyFilm.comErnest HardySteadfastly conventional.
- 25San Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisSan Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisLudicrously written and appallingly directed by ex-film critic Rod Lurie, seems to pride itself on the fact that it never (ever) leaves the greasy-spoon milieu in which the president and his staff are trapped by heavy snowfall.
- 25Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonTo say this movie's premise is bonkers is putting it mildly.
- 10Dallas ObserverBill GalloDallas ObserverBill GalloIn short, let nothing deter you from staying home.