G20
Prime Video | Release Date (Streaming): April 10, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
12
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
42
The PlaylistBrian FarvourApr 18, 2025
Sadly, even for the biggest supporter of everything action has had to offer genre-lovers for decades, “G20” remains hard to recommend, as much as it hits those recognizable beats and with its Oscar winner attempting to lead the charge towards the end credits. Read full review
60
EmpireBen TravisApr 14, 2025
Not exactly a world leader in the action movie stakes – but entertaining enough, particularly thanks to Viola Davis.  Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeApr 14, 2025
As anyone who saw The Woman King will know, Davis has a formidable screen presence and serious action chops; for all its silliness, there’s plenty of fun to be had watching her slaughter the bad guys amid a diplomatic hail of bullets and canapés. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeApr 11, 2025
The action is serviceable enough, enjoyment based less on deftly staged choreography and more on the catharsis offered to Davis, as president and actor (she has spoken in recent press about the pleasure and freedom the role has provided). Read full review
50
TimeStephanie ZacharekApr 11, 2025
A movie that does little more than tick off a selection of action-movie boxes—though some of them are at least ticked off with a satisfying click. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonApr 11, 2025
G20 is standard-issue improbable action that’s lifted by EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) award winner Davis, who makes everything better, and the Mexican-born Riggen’s direction. Read full review
60
The TimesEd PottonApr 11, 2025
Unburdened by narrative logic, there is a joie de vivre in the way Davis, 59, throws men over her shoulder, elbows them in the face and sprays them with machine-gun fire. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comRobert DanielsApr 10, 2025
G20 is an entertaining and gripping action vehicle with a deft sense of tension that is sometimes undone by its on-the-nose dialogue. Read full review
55
The Daily BeastNick SchagerApr 10, 2025
Part Die Hard, part wish-fulfillment saga for a post-2024 present that didn’t come to pass, it’s a fantasy of feminist and U.S. might that’s chockablock with implausibilities. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyJordan HoffmanApr 10, 2025
If you do not find yourself hootin’ and hollerin’ at Viola Davis — excuse me, President Viola Davis — packing automatic weapons, tossing grenades, and charging into a helicopter, well, your loyalty to good, idiotic fun might be questioned. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaApr 10, 2025
Intensions aside, G20 plays well as a silly action movie. I certainly cackled throughout, making it easy to shrug off the incoherence of the conspiracy plot and the obligatory supermom additions. Read full review
62
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiApr 9, 2025
It’s impossible not to root for President Viola Davis as she takes down incompetent, mediocre white guys who want to crash the world economy. She stares down this generic production and walks away with another victory under her belt. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeApr 9, 2025
Once the principal heroes and villains have been established and the perfunctory narrative throat-clearing is out of the way, G20 finds its groove as a solid popcorn action flick. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubTim GriersonApr 9, 2025
If G20 barely registers as original, its star remains commanding. Even when Davis dutifully goes through the motions as stern government official Amanda Waller in the recent DC films, she seems incapable of phoning in a role or winking to the audience. Read full review
19
Paste MagazineRory DohertyApr 9, 2025
Before we get to its many faults, it’s worth noting G20 gets one part of its concept correct: casting Viola Davis as the President. Getting the vibes right when casting your President is the most important first step when making a film in this subgenre. Read full review
40
VarietyPeter DebrugeApr 9, 2025
Action does not come naturally to the “Under the Same Moon” director, though the script poses an even bigger problem in G20, a movie whose short title manages to reflect both its high concept and shockingly low intelligence level. Read full review
75
IndieWireKate ErblandApr 9, 2025
Mostly, G20 has two major points in its favor, right out of the gate: a super-fun premise for an action film (what if money-mad mercenaries seized the 20 most powerful leaders of the world and demanded some really insane shit?) and a star both so good and so classy that it never feels as if she’s punching below her weight class. Read full review
60
ColliderTania HussainApr 9, 2025
While G20 doesn’t always rise to meet Davis at her level, it’s a performance that elevates even the weakest beats, giving audiences a satisfying, if uneven, ride. Read full review
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