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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70TheWrapYolanda MachadoTheWrapYolanda MachadoJolt won’t be the talk of awards season, but it knows how to entertain, offering the enjoyable spectacle of watching one woman taking down everything and everyone in her way, using what the world has told her (and so many other women) to get rid of — her feelings and her demand to be heard.
- 60The GuardianLeslie FelperinThe GuardianLeslie FelperinAltogether, this is flyweight fun.
- 60VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonOnce again displaying the kinetic grace, authoritative physicality and heavy-duty footwear that have made her a cult favorite for fans of the “Underworld” franchise, Beckinsale is fun to watch in both the real and fantasy fight sequences that take up much of the briskly paced Jolt.
- 58Original-CinJim SlotekOriginal-CinJim SlotekAs utterly derivative action films go, Jolt has definite energy, and it’s not pretending to be original. As a time-killer, that may be enough for some.
- 58The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakOur enjoyment of her quest for blood thus hinges more upon how fun we consider the humor Wascha and Wexler provide than the action itself.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleBob StraussSan Francisco ChronicleBob StraussWhile it’s not always as sharp as it could be, the energy in Jolt never falters, and there are definitely amusing bits.
- 42The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzJolt is a perplexing mix-up of genre and intentions. From one scene to the next, I had no real understanding of where the film might go next – but instead of anticipating the unpredictable, I came to quickly dread the arbitrariness.
- 42IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandFor a film built on the wild concept that bonafide action bad-ass Kate Beckinsale has to wear an electrode-laden vest meant to shock her into submission before she maims everyone around her, there’s only one response: How dare this film be so lethargic.
- 40The New York TimesCalum MarshThe New York TimesCalum MarshThe plot, stretched thin even at just 90 minutes, is extremely predictable, and therefore boring, and the film doesn’t do enough with its high-concept shock-therapy conceit to feel fresh or novel.
- 20The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinLike the muddled plotting, risible climax and wearisomely foul-mouthed script, Jolt’s budgetary shortcomings might have been endurable if its action scenes passed muster. Alas, they’re barely community theatre standard.