Once Upon a Time in Venice
RLJ Entertainment | Release Date: June 16, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
28
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
1
Negative:
7
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJun 15, 2017
At times it’s funny as hell. At other times it’s pretty much a disaster. But it never commits the crime of being tedious. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comVikram MurthiJun 16, 2017
The best thing that can be said about Once Upon a Time in Venice, a very light action comedy from Mark and Robb Cullen, is that it allows Willis to cut loose and have fun. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 13, 2017
The messy tangle of the plot, which involves Steve-Bruce getting knocked out, more than once, does little more than throw a whole lot of potentially silly stuff against the screen — some of it landing laughs. Read full review
33
IndieWireKate ErblandJun 14, 2017
Mark Cullen’s ruthlessly boring and decidedly dismal Once Upon a Time in Venice marks a new low in Willis’ still-trucking action career, one that even Cage would likely flinch at, even if it does feature an entire sequence dedicated to naked skateboarding. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerJun 15, 2017
The movie tries for propulsive Tarantino grit but ends up being just another annoying example of Hollywood’s addiction to stories in which graying white men bed beautiful young women and beat up men much more youthful and fit than they are. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyJun 15, 2017
Stylistically, Once Upon A Time In Venice is mostly indistinguishable from a middling TV pilot that never made it to series. Read full review
20
TheWrapRobert AbeleJun 19, 2017
A stroll along the Venice boardwalk is likely to elicit more laughs, and probably even thrills, than Once Upon a Time in Venice. Read full review
20
VarietyGuy LodgeJun 15, 2017
What scant charms this direct-to-video-style Nineties throwback has belong mostly to Willis. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenJun 15, 2017
A wincingly unfunny comedy caper. Read full review
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