Gator
United Artists | Release Date: August 20, 1976 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Too much of this is tedious, rather like off-cuts from his recent movies, but the reasonable photography and good action material help. Country singer Jerry Reed makes a good heavy, and when Reynolds keeps it simple, his direction suggests the makings of a modest craftsman. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
An entertaining piece of good ol' boy fluff with plenty of car and boat chases. Read full review
50
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
This follow-up to White Lightning never takes itself seriously, veering as it does through many incompatible dramatic and violent moods for nearly two hours. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMolly Haskell
Structurally, Gator is a bit of a mess, largely because of the civilizing and romantic influence Reynolds has brought to the randy domain of the redneck action film. Read full review
50
The New York TimesRichard Eder
Messy little melodrama of Southern corruption. [25 Aug 1976, p.46]
40
NewsweekJack Kroll
Gator is sloppily directed by Reynolds himself and filled with anti-ethnic humor that Reynolds has picked up from all those guest shots on the talk shows with Don Rickles et al. [13 Sep 1976, p.89]
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Gator is yet another Good Ol' Movie, and not, I fear, the summer's last. If only it had a Good Ol' Plot worth a damn, it might have even been a halfway tolerable ol' movie. Read full review
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