Criminal Activities
Image Entertainment | Release Date: November 20, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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1
Mixed:
7
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerNov 19, 2015
It doesn’t feel like a mere imitation; it has too much wit and too many striking performances for that. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenNov 19, 2015
Working from a glib, chatty script by Robert Lowell that's not as cleverly hatched as it likes to think it is, Haley whips it into something reasonably entertaining. Read full review
60
Village VoiceChris PackhamNov 17, 2015
The script veers from comic, narrated episodes to surprising violence, planting early narrative seeds that yield some effective surprises later, a dynamic range that's pretty comfortable to old hands Travolta and Travolta's Chili Palmer wig after all these years. Read full review
58
The PlaylistOktay Ege Kozak Nov 19, 2015
An unremarkable but solid genre exercise, one that shows off Jackie Earle Haley’s chops as a director. Read full review
50
VarietyScott TobiasNov 19, 2015
There’s nothing remotely fresh about this revival, but tight pacing and an overqualified cast keep things zipping along nicely. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanNov 19, 2015
Just when you’re about to write off your investment in Criminal Activities, the third-act dividend pays off, in spades. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 17, 2015
A surehanded, tight and minimalist amateur-kidnapping thriller that benefits from a cast of some repute and a few nods to Tarantino within its 94 minutes. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenNov 16, 2015
The actors have the showmanship to chew the lurid, shopworn material up to bits, savoring it like a Royale with cheese. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsNov 20, 2015
Director Jackie Earle Haley's Criminal Activities is the worst kind of Tarantino clone, one with no gas in the tank, and no clue about how to pull off Tarantino's swagger. Read full review
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