Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
7 |
...slams the pedal to the metal and never slows down. |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
5 |
...sour gun porn. |
E!
Alex Markerson |
6 |
...may not be what it wants to be, but it's (just barely) what it needs to be: an unapologetically brutish action-thriller that moves just fast enough to outrun its gaping flaws. |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
7 |
...a wider audience certainly will become more familiar with the director's uniquely kinetic aesthetics. |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
7 |
...like a 12-armed heavy-metal drummer after a case of Red Bull, flailing and thundering through two hours of impossible action. |
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh |
6 |
The result is slick, stylish and super-violent, but also oddly dull. |
Reel
Sean O'Connell |
7 |
...a wider audience certainly will become more familiar with the director's uniquely kinetic aesthetics. |
Slant Magazine
Nick Schager |
6 |
Now this is how you start a summer movie. |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
7 |
Wanted is what I'd call a guilty pleasure. Translation: It's trash, but I love it anyway. |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
7 |
...best of all, there's a lot of Jolie, barrels blazing. |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
5 |
...noisy, ultraviolent ... |
Los Angeles Times
Sam Adams |
6 |
...straddles the line between the delightfully absurd and the merely ridiculous. |
People
Jason Lynch |
7 |
...a trippy, bloody and dazzling action thriller. |
LA Weekly
Jim Ridley |
6 |
...stands the best chance of dislodging Fight Club from fanboys' Facebook pages. |
Village Voice
Jim Ridley |
6 |
...stands the best chance of dislodging Fight Club from fanboys’ Facebook pages. |
Onion AV Club
Keith Phipps |
6 |
...seductively executed on just about every level. |
Maxim
Eric Alt |
8 |
Theater, DVD, or TNT in Five Years? Go see it, definitely. |
Premiere
Malina Saval |
7 |
...should be at the top of your list for big budget thrill rides. |
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer |
4 |
...luridly violent... |
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