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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75The Seattle TimesTom KeoghThe Seattle TimesTom KeoghWhat follows is a post-setup hour of imaginative action and dazzling stunt work, all taking place on one of cinema’s great self-metaphors: a speeding train changing scenes every few seconds and heading toward an unknown destination.
- 75Boston GlobePeter KeoughBoston GlobePeter KeoughIt’s only the first week of January, but it will be hard to beat Hong Kong director Ding Sheng’s Railroad Tigers for the best opening credit sequence of the year.
- 60Village VoiceApril WolfeVillage VoiceApril WolfeWith heart, humor and some breathtaking special effects, Ding Sheng’s Railroad Tigers charms and thrills.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterClarence TsuiThe Hollywood ReporterClarence TsuiIt's a throwback to Chan's wham-bam action comedies of the past, and a pretty effective one, too.
- 58The Film StageThe Film StageWhile a director should have bigger things in mind than just action, even on an action canvas, the rest of the film often feels half-hearted or perhaps just half-fleshed out.
- 50Slant MagazineJake ColeSlant MagazineJake ColeDespite its energetic, intricately climax, Railroad Tigers is at its most entertaining when merely observing Chan’s smaller movements.
- 50The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyIt’s heartening to see Mr. Chan, who plays the avuncular leader of the guerrillas, demonstrating that he’s still game, but you wish his energy were being expended in more consistently enjoyable pictures.
- 42The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe Chinese film industry’s insistence on proving that it can make blockbusters that are as dull and crummy as anything to come out of Hollywood (but at only half the cost) continues unabated with Railroad Tigers.
- 40Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleInstead of a grand lark of fast fists and derring-do, we get a lumbering, choppy voyage of minimal excitement.
- 30VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeYou know things are getting bad when an instantly forgettable, nearly impossible-to-follow, Chinese-language action movie manages to score a U.S. release simply because of Chan’s involvement.