District 13: Ultimatum
Magnet Releasing | Release Date: February 5, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
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Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
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12
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel Eagan
Pitched cannily at World Beat fans as well as martial-arts zealots, this Luc Besson production aims to please and nails its targets with more speed and style than most of its higher-priced competition. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleAmy Biancolli
Awesome, awesome action. Skimpy, skimpy plot. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
With a thumping score and whirling cinematography, District 13: Ultimatum delivers two or three awesomely choreographed chase-and-fight-and-chase-and-fight-again sequences. The dialogue (in French, with subtitles) is not this movie's strength, nor should it be. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
It’s easy to call this film a video action game starring real people, but that “real” part means a lot. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
There’s no reason a conspiracy this outlandish should work twice. But it’s so hilariously within the realm of plausibility that it does. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
This is a hot modern martial art. Not only do the shots look convincing, not only are they held long enough to allow us to see an entire action, but Belle in real life does a version of this stuff. Read full review
70
VarietyJordan Mintzer
The fight sequences (choreographed by Raffaelli) are especially creative, with the combatants using any available object, including a priceless Van Gogh painting, to get the job done. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert Abele
This time, with Besson scripting / producing and Patrick Alessandrin directing, it amounts to a raucous and colorfully junky helping of seconds. Read full review
70
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
It’s pleasurable nonsense and another reminder that one of the great pulls of cinema is the spectacle of other bodies in blissful motion. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderCliff Doerksen
This sequel to the French actioner "District B13" (2004) offers more of what made the original such a sublimely stupid pleasure. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Due in large part to its cultural relevance, this is also one of the few sequels that nearly succeeds in topping the original. Read full review
63
New York PostKyle Smith
The best Parisian action movie of the week is District 13: Ultimatum, a serviceable thriller with a lefty message. Read full review
60
EmpirePhil Wilding
The dialogue and storyline are both a little on the clunky side, but the action excels. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
It’s campier than its predecessor, but its gung ho union of black, white, and Asian gangs against reactionaries who’d destroy them is a virtuosic assertion of punky Parisian multiculturalism. Read full review
60
Time OutKeith Uhlich
Somewhat underwhelming sequel. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
There's little difference between the first and second movies -- both written by Besson -- so the perfunctory story line will feel familiar to fans. But the action, and the head-spinning stunts of those agile lead actors, will never get old. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
More of the same, only more. Yet here, “more” means a more needlessly convoluted plot, a more cartoonish parade of ethnic stereotypes, and more leaden political metaphor than viewers can digest. Read full review
50
Boxoffice MagazineWade Major
Though it fails to live up to its dynamic predecessor in almost every way, District B13: Ultimatum should still be enough to satisfy the earlier film’s small but faithful core of American fans. Read full review
50
Village VoiceBrian Miller
Works only when at full sprint. Read full review
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