Jolt
Amazon Studios | Release Date (Streaming): July 23, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
12
Negative:
1
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80
PolygonRoxana HadadiJul 23, 2021
A B-movie designed by people who knew exactly what kind of enjoyable trash they were making, Jolt is unabashedly silly, sloppily written, and overly reliant on the likability of Beckinsale and fellow cast members Stanley Tucci and Jai Courtney. But it’s also a breezily entertaining reminder of how delightful it is to watch Beckinsale get pissed off. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshAug 1, 2021
Written by Scott Wascha, the script is simultaneously crude, rude and whip-smart. Wexler‘s direction is a rapid-fire attack of highly stylized skirmishes and aestheticized action. Read full review
70
TheWrapYolanda MachadoJul 22, 2021
Jolt won’t be the talk of awards season, but it knows how to entertain, offering the enjoyable spectacle of watching one woman taking down everything and everyone in her way, using what the world has told her (and so many other women) to get rid of — her feelings and her demand to be heard. Read full review
60
VarietyJoe LeydonJul 22, 2021
Once again displaying the kinetic grace, authoritative physicality and heavy-duty footwear that have made her a cult favorite for fans of the “Underworld” franchise, Beckinsale is fun to watch in both the real and fantasy fight sequences that take up much of the briskly paced Jolt. Read full review
60
The GuardianLeslie FelperinJul 22, 2021
Altogether, this is flyweight fun. Read full review
58
The PlaylistNicholas LaskinAug 1, 2021
While Jolt largely fades from memory after watching it, it’s also a difficult movie to dislike. Wexler’s film is breezy, self-aware, occasionally quite funny, and without its end credits, it runs a tight 83 minutes. Read full review
58
The Film StageJared MobarakJul 22, 2021
Our enjoyment of her quest for blood thus hinges more upon how fun we consider the humor Wascha and Wexler provide than the action itself. Read full review
58
Original-CinJim SlotekJul 20, 2021
As utterly derivative action films go, Jolt has definite energy, and it’s not pretending to be original. As a time-killer, that may be enough for some. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeJul 23, 2021
What Jolt lacks in originality and subtlety it at least somewhat makes up for in verve. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyJul 23, 2021
Despite an obviously resourceful filmmaker at the helm and a more-than-game Beckinsale with proven genre chops, the film’s ultimately empty action bores more than it intrigues. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleBob StraussJul 22, 2021
While it’s not always as sharp as it could be, the energy in Jolt never falters, and there are definitely amusing bits. Read full review
42
IndieWireKate ErblandJul 22, 2021
For a film built on the wild concept that bonafide action bad-ass Kate Beckinsale has to wear an electrode-laden vest meant to shock her into submission before she maims everyone around her, there’s only one response: How dare this film be so lethargic. Read full review
42
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzJul 22, 2021
Jolt is a perplexing mix-up of genre and intentions. From one scene to the next, I had no real understanding of where the film might go next – but instead of anticipating the unpredictable, I came to quickly dread the arbitrariness. Read full review
40
Paste MagazineJacob OllerJul 23, 2021
Jolt’s generic results are so far removed from its high-concept electrical premise that you have to wonder: Watt the hell happened? Read full review
40
The New York TimesCalum MarshJul 22, 2021
The plot, stretched thin even at just 90 minutes, is extremely predictable, and therefore boring, and the film doesn’t do enough with its high-concept shock-therapy conceit to feel fresh or novel. Read full review
20
The TelegraphRobbie CollinJul 22, 2021
Like the muddled plotting, risible climax and wearisomely foul-mouthed script, Jolt’s budgetary shortcomings might have been endurable if its action scenes passed muster. Alas, they’re barely community theatre standard. Read full review
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