Drive Hard
Image Entertainment | Release Date: October 3, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
29
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
6
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckOct 1, 2014
Essentially a chase movie infused with buddy comedy elements, the film is a fast-paced, mildly entertaining lark that’s chiefly enlivened by Cusack’s droll performance. Read full review
50
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreOct 1, 2014
Here’s the sort of scruffy action comedy that suits the post-box office-draw careers of one-time hipster John Cusack and fading action star Thomas Jane. It covers the costs of a fun few weeks of working vacation in Australia and provides a few on-screen laughs along the way. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis HarveyOct 2, 2014
The fact that the film isn’t quite boring is about the most one can say for it. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierOct 2, 2014
Cusack and Jane look like they’re improvising much of the time, and while that doesn’t lead to a better movie, the off-the-cuff approach is the best thing in the film. Read full review
40
The DissolveChris KlimekOct 1, 2014
This movie is so colorless, odorless, and (especially) tasteless, so devoid of mass or substance, that it’s easy to forget even while it’s still playing. Read full review
40
Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekSep 30, 2014
If you’re not expecting too much, Drive Hard is mindlessly entertaining, but it lacks that spark of madness that might have made it truly fun. At least Cusack is able to shed some of his usual overseriousness. Read full review
25
The PlaylistDrew TaylorOct 9, 2014
It's just a bore, barely registering as a movie (visually, it looks more like an USA cable series), which is a shame, because with the oddball cast and somewhat notable director, it could have been fun and trashy. Instead, it's just forgettable. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerOct 2, 2014
There was a time when the very presence of someone like John Cusack could enliven otherwise normal movies, and lift worthier ones onto a higher plane. But films like Drive Hard are too slapdash to even allow for coherent performances, let alone movie-saving heroics. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineChuck BowenSep 28, 2014
Drive Hard is the action-film equivalent of one of those folks who relentlessly speak of having it tough all over as they plan their third yearly vacation. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleOct 9, 2014
The stars' banter is insipid and unfunny, the wacky shocks short out and, most unforgivably, the car chases are a snooze, filmed as a series of stationary close-ups and diced in the editing room until they suggest anything but movement. Read full review
20
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisOct 2, 2014
Airless, senseless — and seemingly endless — this clumsy heist movie, directed by the prolific schlockmaster Brian Trenchard-Smith, manages to make even the magnificent coastline of Queensland, Australia, feel dreary. Read full review
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