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41 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 86Paste MagazineJacob OllerPaste MagazineJacob OllerThe film’s rock-solid survival story is enhanced by its charming ensemble and striking, elegant environment.
- 80EmpireChris Hewitt (1)EmpireChris Hewitt (1)A lean and mean throwback of a thriller bolstered by excellent performances and first-class filmmaking. Occasionally bites off more than its CG budget can chew, but when director Taylor Sheridan keeps the action grounded, it’s sweaty palms central.
- 67IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichThose Who Wish Me Dead might be missing the extra gear required to make it as much of a touchstone for contemporary audiences as the likes of “Executive Decision” or “The River Wild” are for anyone who was saw them in the ‘90s, but watching this kind of film claw its way onto screens at a time when it seems so outmoded is enough to make you happy that it hasn’t been completely killed off yet.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt’s a fierce, muscular piece of work, not a million miles from something like the Coens’ No Country for Old Men.
- 60SlashfilmChris EvangelistaSlashfilmChris EvangelistaWere it just slightly more entertaining we might have something special on our hands. As it is, we have a sturdy, mercifully swift action pic that fizzles out instead of burning bright. It’s nice to have a movie as simple as this for a change, but it would be nicer if it were better.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattEntertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattUnlike Remorse, and other bloody misfires out this month, Dead isn't particularly ugly or offensive; it's engaging enough and sometimes almost unintentionally fun. For a star who so rarely chooses to be on screen these days though, it feels like another kind of mortal sin, at least in Hollywood: forgettable.
- 50Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzReally, every actor is likable and, all by themselves, good here. It’s that each situation is more ridiculous than the last and none of it fits together, even when everything gets tossed into the narrative blender toward the end.
- 50IGNRobert DanielsIGNRobert DanielsWhile there’s plenty of large entertaining set pieces, Sheridan’s intriguing premise withers under its overabundant components.
- 50USA TodayBrian TruittUSA TodayBrian Truitt[Jolie] does what she can with the throwback role, though it’s the least of the film’s problems, with an unfocused plot, painfully dull villains and far-fetched sequences. That said, for those who dig really cool fire sequences, you’ll definitely feel the burn.
- 25Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayIn Those Who Wish Me Dead, Jolie demonstrates her career-long fascination with action derring-do and physical punishment, to diminishing effect. In this pulpy, borderline laughable genre picture, not even her hair is believable.