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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinMorel will inevitably be compared to John Woo, whom he trounces. He has fewer mannerisms (no damn doves) and a keener eye; his fastest, most kinetic shots flow together like frames in a flipbook.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceHe (Morel) brings in lobotomized entertainment at 90-odd minutes. During the February doldrums, this cannot be underestimated.
- 60Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichJohn Travolta breaks the braggadocio meter in the latest tightly wound actioner from "Taken’s" Pierre Morel.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenTravolta has/is a blast in an action-thriller-comedy that otherwise comes up short.
- 50VarietyVarietyTo his credit, Travolta hams it up with the kind of laissez-faire irony that might have made the film a tongue-in-cheek pleasure, had his attitude extended to the filmmakers.
- 50Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzDoesn't really know what it wants to be. Morel would have done better to remember the "to thine own self be true" bit, and stayed with the dunderheaded shoot-'em-up vibe, with Travolta having a blast, often literally.
- 50Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreBasically a bloody buddy picture that tries too hard.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA ''fun trash'' movie that's more trash than fun.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertI hasten to say this is not criticism of John Travolta. He succeeds in this movie by essentially acting in a movie of his own.
- 40Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondBoxoffice MagazinePete HammondIf so inclined for a breezy, violent time-waster audiences could do worse. Travolta sadly can do so much better.