Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert |
5 |
...lacks the quiet suspense of the first Predator... |
Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips |
5 |
...starts well and ends poorly, and in the middle it's in the middle. |
E! Luke Y. Thompson |
8 |
...plays out a lot better than it sounds. |
filmcritic.com Bill Gibron |
6 |
There is no vision here, no spark of imagination to get your inner geek re-invested in this series. |
New York Post Lou Lumenick |
7 |
...finally delivers a solid sequel to the Arnold Schwarzenegger B-movie classic. |
Slant Magazine Simon Abrams |
6 |
...clearly the product of a self-conscious craftsman. |
Entertainment Weekly Chris Nashawaty |
4 |
...an uninspired mess of mediocre action scenes strung together until the final reel. But it gives me even less pleasure to add that that final reel leaves room for a sequel. The horror. |
New York Times Stephen Holden |
3 |
This chaotic stew of fire, blood, mud and explosives is so devoid of terror and suspense that any metaphorical analysis is rendered moot. |
Los Angeles Times Michael Phillips |
5 |
...starts well and ends poorly, and in the middle it's in the middle. |
LA Weekly Nick Pinkerton |
6 |
...doing "The Most Dangerous Game" is, for action directors, what covering "Satisfaction" is to bar bands; if you hit most of the notes, it'll do. |
Village Voice Nick Pinkerton |
6 |
...doing "The Most Dangerous Game" is, for action directors, what covering "Satisfaction" is to bar bands; if you hit most of the notes, it'll do. |
Onion AV Club Scott Tobias |
5 |
It's just a pity that Predators fails to recognize its own patent absurdity. |
Variety Dennis Harvey |
5 |
...puts a bulked-up Adrien Brody in Arnold Schwarzenegger's erstwhile shoes, to clamorous if uninvolving results. |