Deterrence
Paramount Classics | Release Date: March 10, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
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9
Mixed:
9
Negative:
6
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60
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Foreigners who argue that Americans are Neanderthal savages can point to this movie as persuasive evidence. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesJan Stuart
Lurie undermines his high-wire act with the melodramatic carryings-on of the diner patrons. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
A tense geopolitical thriller that leaves a curiously bad aftertaste. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Probably serves some useful purpose, despite its ham-fisted preachiness and mediocre acting. Read full review
50
USA TodayMike Clark
There's nothing super about the movie, aside from a loopiness that affords it a certain guilty-pleasure cachet.
50
L.A. WeeklySteven Mikulan
Ultimately this is a radio drama made into a movie with a single set. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The setting is cramped and the story is illogical, but it's suspenseful as long as you don't think about it very hard. Read full review
50
Village VoiceJessica Winter
Begins and ends with footage of FDR intoning "I hate war," something the film takes two interminable hours to say. Read full review
40
Film.comErnest Hardy
Steadfastly conventional. Read full review
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