Back in Action
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): January 17, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
15
Negative:
4
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38
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 21, 2025
God help me, I laughed a few times. And God bless Foxx for luring Cameron Diaz back on screen, and for his recovery. They’re damned cute together, even if their movie isn’t all that in concept, writing and any scene that involves “inaction.” Read full review
38
Slant MagazineAnzhe ZhangJan 16, 2025
Seth Gordon’s film is largely, and awkwardly, beholden to the most banal of spy tropes. Read full review
30
VarietyOwen GleibermanJan 22, 2025
The two actors are appealing; they’ve got marriage-as-domestic-fight-club chemistry. And when Glenn Close shows up as Emily’s British mother, a former superspy herself, the film calms down for a bit ­— and perks up. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comChristy LemireJan 17, 2025
Back in Action isn’t as obnoxiously soulless as “Red Notice,” but it’s firmly within that subgenre of glossy, globetrotting action pictures you can stream while you fold your laundry. It all feels so cynical. Read full review
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