Rolling Thunder
American International Pictures (AIP) | Release Date: October 14, 1977 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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60
CineVueLee Cassanell
If you can forgive the cardboard villains and suspicious editing, there is plenty here to hold your interest. Read full review
60
Washington PostArt Harris
Rolling Thunder certainly has enough to recommend it to Walking Tall fans with strong stomachs. But moviegoers yearning for a sensitive attempt to graft the nation's most recent scar tissue onto the screen will have to wait. [04 Nov 1977, p.11]
50
The New York TimesVincent Canby
The movie has some good things, but in the way it has been directed by John Flynn it moves so easily and sort of foolishly toward its violent climax that all the tension within Charlie has long since escaped the film. Read full review
50
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Excellent cast performs well, but not well enough and Paul Schrader's story is strong, but not strong enough. In sum, it neither rolls nor thunders. Read full review
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