Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Music Box Films | Release Date: August 27, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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60
Time OutJoshua Rothkopf
This disappointing dramatization, mounted with generic blandness by Jean-François Richet, makes no case for the man's larger significance, nor does any emotional digging at all. Such detachment was no doubt considered artistically shrewd-it's a big mistake. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The events may be accurate, but Mesrine is so episodic that it's slightly maddening to watch. Read full review
55
MovielineMichelle Orange
Mostly it's frustrating; the film is an episodic jumble that runs hot and cold not in some implied thematic synchronicity with its subject's character but as part of a misguided approach that assumes the audience will find whatever Mesrine does, in whatever order and with whatever emphasis, inherently fascinating. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
There's enough action to keep us watching, but little incentive to return when the movie's second half - yep, another two hours - hits theaters next week. Read full review
50
Village VoiceNicolas Rapold
Richet proves maddeningly loath to edit his material, and his charismatic star, Vincent Cassel, does not delve deep into the character. Read full review
50
Washington PostJen Chaney
Much of it plays like an unintentional mash-up of the numerous wrong-side-of-the-law sagas that preceded it. Read full review
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