Max Steel
Open Road Films (II) | Release Date: October 14, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
22
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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0
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2
Negative:
5
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42
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Oct 14, 2016
From its thinly sketched teen protagonist to its deluge of hero-will-rise clichés, Max Steel evinces all of the imagination and ambition you’d expect from a movie based on a bestselling line of action figures. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayOct 14, 2016
At its best, “Max Steel” shares elements with “Smallville” and “Teen Wolf,” using the supernatural as a metaphor for awkward adolescence. At its worst, it’s more like “Transformers” — an extended toy commercial, noisy and forgettable. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckOct 14, 2016
As the stuntmen duke it out and we see close-ups of the two actors making silly faces, it's hard not imagine a Mystery Science Theater 3000 feature in the making. Read full review
30
TheWrapSam FragosoOct 14, 2016
If the past is any indication, Hendler, Winchell, Bello and everyone else involved have the capacity to create interesting, original, and engaged art. Max Steel is none of those things. Read full review
20
We Got This CoveredRobert Yaniz Jr.Oct 17, 2016
Max Steel may promise a change of pace from all the Marvel and DC adaptations, but it’s subpar to both those shared universes on every level, telling an origin story that brings little new to the table and a cast that deserves far better. Read full review
20
VarietyJoe LeydonOct 14, 2016
[A] drearily lame time-waster. Read full review
12
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireOct 14, 2016
A movie based on a toy should be a whole lot more fun than this. Read full review
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