Road House
Amazon Prime Video | Release Date (Streaming): March 21, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 46 Critic Reviews
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19
Negative:
7
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60
We Got This CoveredCharlotte SimmonsMar 25, 2024
Doug Liman's 'Road House' weighs in with sizzling performances, a hearty helping of great action, a script that needed a much longer timeout, and the most self-assured identity crisis we may ever see on the small screen. Read full review
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The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeMar 20, 2024
The film is (like its predecessor) no classic, but it would play well enough to a packed Friday-night audience in Megaplex 3. Read full review
60
CNNBrian LowryMar 20, 2024
The challenge with any reboot invariably involves capturing what people liked about its inspiration while bringing fresh wrinkles to it. On that level “Road House” moderately works – specifically, for the intended audience – with the disclaimer that trying to look bigger and being bigger aren’t necessarily one and the same. Read full review
60
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMar 19, 2024
No one is going to mistake “Road House” for a masterpiece, but it succeeds far better at being what the original film set out to be. Read full review
60
Total FilmJames MottramMar 15, 2024
In the end, Road House is a solid actioner, a frolic that Liman marshals competently. This is a fun Friday-night fight-fest, best enjoyed with a few bevvies – brash, loud, knockabout and liable to leave you with a cauliflower ear or two. Read full review
60
IGNRafael MotamayorMar 12, 2024
If you can look past Road House’s horrendous cinematography, CGI fights, and poor lighting, there's a fun movie to be found. Read full review
60
Time OutPhil de SemlyenMar 12, 2024
The combination of Gyllenhaal’s easy charm, some Florida sunshine and at least one fight scene for the ages make this Road House worth stopping by. Just try to grab a seat in a quiet corner. Read full review
60
The GuardianAdrian HortonMar 9, 2024
You come to the Road House for a good time and some knuckle-cracking fights, and on that front, this film delivers, owing to some truly impressive stunt work, a fully convincing performance from Gyllenhaal in Southpaw form, and a crackling screen debut from UFC champ-cum-entertainer Conor McGregor. Read full review
58
The Film StageAlistair RyderMar 20, 2024
Gyllenhaal manages to hold this tonally inconsistent film together, but he’s the only person involved who has some clear handle on how this story should be told from beginning to end. Read full review
55
The Daily BeastNick SchagerMar 25, 2024
An uninspired cover song in desperate need of its forerunner’s fire and flair. Read full review
55
SlashfilmJacob HallMar 8, 2024
Once you squint and look past the Gyllenhaal of it all, there's not much on offer here. The leading man tears through a thin sketch of a story, populated by characters, performances, and even action that feel like placeholders. Read full review
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ABC NewsPeter TraversMar 22, 2024
Star Jake Gyllenhaal and director Doug Liman huff and puff to reimagine the bawdy B-movie punch of the 1989 original with Patrick Swayze, but despite putting a fresh coat of paint on this rickety old jalopy, there’s still nothing under the hood. Read full review
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The A.V. ClubMurtada ElfadlMar 21, 2024
It doesn’t have much entertainment value. A by-the-book actioner that’s sunk by indifferent performances, muddled storylines, and stilted dialogue. Read full review
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Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMar 20, 2024
The remake bounces all over the place with a convoluted storyline, a number of superfluous characters and two main villains who are sorely lacking — one because he’s a bland nothing, the other because he's so far over the top it’s like he’s in a Saturday morning cartoon. Read full review
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Screen RantFerdosa AbdiMar 12, 2024
The script is mind-numbingly silly and, at times, doesn't try to elevate the remake meaningfully; it's really about engaging with the wild action and nothing else. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoMar 10, 2024
More damaging than underwritten character dynamics is the overall tone of “Road House,” which needed to be far more tactile to be effective. Read full review
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ColliderMatt DonatoMar 9, 2024
A Road House movie shouldn’t be boring, especially this boring. A Road House movie shouldn’t have to enhance its fight choreography in post-production, nor should it be such a tonal mishmash. I guess Liman didn’t get the memo? His Road House remake is an uninspired chore that never properly unleashes Gyllenhaal or nails even the most basic functions of bar fight nostalgia porn. Read full review
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The IndependentClarisse LoughreyMar 29, 2024
It’s Road House by name, but certainly not by nature. Read full review
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BBCNicholas BarberMar 21, 2024
Like the first Road House, it's a guilty pleasure, but it's not as pleasurable as it should be. Read full review
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