Nitro Circus: The Movie
Arc Entertainment | Release Date: August 8, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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5
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1
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63
Slant MagazineNick SchagerAug 5, 2012
While the Nitro Circus's many achievements are impressive, they pale in comparison to those of Knoxville and company's. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeAug 7, 2012
Falling somewhere between the X Games and Jackass on the Knievel Scale of Senseless Self-Endangerment, the crew known as Nitro Circus offers more physical and technical prowess than Johnny Knoxville's crew without stooping to anything so disciplined it might accidentally be called a sport. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerAug 7, 2012
Only a couple of times do the stunts have that extra ingredient - wit - that makes this kind of thing amusing to watch. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenAug 7, 2012
Strictly for fans only. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanAug 9, 2012
Even if you appreciate the sight of grown men acting like idiots, the film's repetitive pacing and self-congratulatory air start to feel exhausting. Read full review
40
VarietyJohn AndersonAug 8, 2012
Watching people take their lives into their hands shouldn't be as tedious as Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D, which could be described as "Jackass" with a death wish (or "Wipeout" without the water). Read full review
25
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeAug 10, 2012
It's their hard luck that this movie is being released as the Olympics wind down. The contrast with the beauty and self-discipline seen for the past two weeks doesn't exactly work to the advantage of Nitro Circus. Read full review
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