Collateral Damage
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: February 8, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
33
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
11
Negative:
16
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38
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
A mind-numbing carnival of violence. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneMark Caro
This is one of those would-be blockbusters that wants to have it both ways: It includes enough political commentary to have pretensions of seriousness, yet it's engineered to satisfy the explosion cravings of Schwarzenegger action fans, if any are left. Read full review
30
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
A stinker. Read full review
30
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Head-scratchingly ordinary, given Schwarzenegger's need to prove he's still a virile (i.e., non-aging) action hero. Read full review
30
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Intermittently, in attempts to articulate a coherent argument, Collateral Damage shifts from pulse-pounding mode to something more migraine-conducive. Read full review
30
SlateDavid Edelstein
It's another dumb vengeance picture -- "In the Bedroom" for meatheads. Read full review
30
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Five months after Sept. 11, the movie inevitably echoes those events, but in a loud and extremely cheesy way.
25
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
There's nothing special about this movie -- it's just business as usual for today's debased action-movie genre. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Exploits and trivializes public anxiety for entertainment and commercial gain. They've been doing it for years. But this little piggie didn't get to the market in time.
25
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Collateral Damage isn't jingoistic; it also isn't exciting. It's a depressed rabble-rouser. Read full review
20
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
Quickly plunges into boggy terrain from which it can never extricate itself. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Plays like a bad adolescent revenge fantasy on Ritalin, all jagged editorial edges and silly, pumped-up testosterone. Read full review
20
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Manages to squeeze in several different endings — like a bad pop song that doesn't know when to fade out. But as Mr. Schwarzenegger's stature as an action figure diminishes, his effort to retain a piece of the market is touching. Read full review
20
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Ludicrous revenge thriller. Read full review
10
VarietyTodd McCarthy
More than an embarrassment, it's an insult. Read full review
10
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Abort! Abort! It's that time of year when Hollywood releases movies it should never have made in the first place. Read full review
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