Reprisal
Lionsgate Premiere | Release Date: August 31, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
19
METASCORE
Overwhelming dislike based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
1
Negative:
8
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
VarietyJoe LeydonAug 31, 2018
Reprisal is not a very good movie, but it leaves you with tantalizing hints that some people involved with it are capable of doing something much better. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreAug 25, 2018
There’s virtually nothing to distinguish Reprisal from a thousand other cop-vs-robber B pictures, except for the violence. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshAug 30, 2018
All in all, just another boring genre exercise. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAug 30, 2018
Grillo uncharacteristically displays no charisma, although considering the material he's working with, it's not surprising that he looks like he simply gave up. Speaking of giving up, Willis, who provides a few sparks to the otherwise lamentable Death Wish remake, here reverts to his by now usual phoning it in. Read full review
20
Film Journal InternationalMaitland McDonaghAug 30, 2018
The bottom line is that Reprisal is an extremely silly movie doing its damnedest to look tough and gritty and clever, none of which it is. In fact, it’s both tediously formulaic and weirdly puzzling. Read full review
20
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergAug 30, 2018
Even those inclined to sympathize with that premise politically may feel insulted by the plot hole-a-palooza offered here to support it. Read full review
20
Village VoiceCraig D. LindseyAug 30, 2018
It’s downright sad watching Willis go all half-assed in another movie. I guess we’re gonna have to wait for Glass to come out next year to see if Willis can do a movie in whole-assed form again. Read full review
12
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireAug 31, 2018
A blandly gritty piece of late-August mayhem that’s as forgettable as its generic title. Read full review
12
Slant MagazinePat BrownAug 26, 2018
Reprisal is at pains to profess its faith in the symbols of law and order, but it cannot fully repress its almost erotic longing for the unfettered violence of the terrorist. Read full review
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