Mindhunters
Dimension Films | Release Date: May 13, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
33
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
10
Negative:
15
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
In its design, at least, Mindhunters"surpasses all other Christie knockoffs. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
Director Renny Harlin's take on Agatha Christie's versatile "Ten Little Indians" is total B-movie swagger in all its unsubtle glory. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Trashy and indefensible in most respects, Mindhunters may be a good-bad movie, but entertainment is entertainment, however it comes. Read full review
70
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Corny? Oh, yeah. But it's also reasonably good fun. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Is the film worth seeing? Well, yes and no. Yes, because it is exactly what it is, and no, for the same reason. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyScott Brown
What does satisfy is the pleasantly becalming presence of "Deep" costar LL Cool J. He's fast becoming Liv Ullmann to Harlin's Bergman. Read full review
50
Film ThreatDavid Grove
Here's a film that exhibits all kinds of joy in uncoiling a story with no ending, or an ending that's so arbitrary you get the feeling that the filmmakers just threw names in a hat to see who their killer would be. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
One of Mindhunters' strengths is that it's difficult to guess who the culprit is because Harlin and his screenwriters don't play fair with the audience. Read full review
50
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
The score sucks and the acting is weak, but there are times when certain moviegoers just feel the need to stare far-fetched, blood-drenched death in the eye and laugh. It's here, so have at it. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
It did give me plenty of jolts and surprises. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Mindhunters is as effective as a movie can be and yet still be 100 percent forgettable. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jennie Punter
While Mindhunters aspires to be a psychological thriller, it's really just mindless entertainment. Read full review
42
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
It's been fascinating to watch the "intellectual" subgenre of the serial-killer movie -- the one where poetic evil geniuses elude the cops while leaving trails of art-directed crime scenes -- run out of ideas and start feeding on itself. Read full review
40
VarietyRobert Koehler
Ridiculous would-be thriller. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyRobert Abele
A tiring exercise in time-biding sadism (versus wit or suspense), inflated with shock editing, noisy effects and an angry score, like a thriller with road rage. Read full review
38
USA TodayMike Clark
A contrived, unpleasant and very drawn-out affair. Read full review
38
PremiereNicole Perri
Who knows what might have been if everyone involved had a little more fun with the project instead of just going through the motions? Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Turns out to be a thudding dud, crammed with clunky dialogue, bad acting and gruesome but unpersuasive gore. Mindhunters will pass muster with only the most undemanding horror fans. Read full review
30
The New York TimesLawrence Van Gelder
A quintessential Renny Harlin film: a big, dumb, loud action movie. Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Harlin's brisk pacing leaves little time for reflection, but the whole house of blood-spattered cards dissolves upon even cursory reflection. Read full review
25
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
A stale and stupid thriller. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
So bad it's awful. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
In 1939, when "Ten Little Indians" was published, Agatha Christie mysteries were the crème de la pop literature. Her fans depended on logic in her stories, and they got it. Mindhunters would have insulted their intelligence, and it should insult yours. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
It's hard to have sympathy for a movie that tosses in the old shower sneak-up sequence or allows its characters to speak as obviously as possible while standing in a pool of red liquid. Read full review
20
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Eye-blowing and mind-numbing.
20
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Another unthrilling Renny Harlin thriller. Read full review
12
Chicago TribuneAllison Benedikt
Mark my words: Mindhunters will do for psycho-thrillers what "Showgirls" did for stripper movies. Read full review
10
Village VoiceDavid Ng
In an era of wall-to-wall "CSI," Mindhunters' ghoulish forensic hubbub not only feels tiring but hopelessly redundant. Read full review
10
Washington PostStephen Hunter
So stupid it makes "xXx: State of the Union" look like it was written by Nietzsche. Read full review
0
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
The psychobabble silliness passed off as investigative insight here is laughable at best. Read full review
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