Shelter
Black Bear | Release Date: January 30, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
12
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Film ThreatAlan NgJan 30, 2026
Let’s be real: the only reason to see a Jason Statham movie is for all that juicy action. Fist fights, knife fights, gunplay, machine-gun mayhem, explosions… all in this game of cat-and-mouse. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis HarveyJan 29, 2026
None of these elements feel very fresh, least of all in Ward Parry’s formulaic screenplay. But they’re executed with sufficient slick professionalism to make for a passable if unmemorable diversion. Read full review
60
The New York TimesGlenn KennyJan 29, 2026
The spy-versus-spy scenario set out by the screenwriter Ward Parry isn’t going to give the maestro Mick Harron (“Slow Horses”) any sleepless nights. But as a vehicle for Statham’s bone-breaking escapades, it’ll do. And the story avoids some of the expected clichés. Read full review
60
Screen DailyNikki BaughanJan 28, 2026
The narrative is often nonsensical, and the dialogue can lean towards the risible, but the action is kinetic and Statham as watchable as ever. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubJacob OllerJan 28, 2026
The pulp and action are sold by Statham with the resigned competence of a factory worker clocking in for a shift, and Breathnach’s over-eager performance is balanced out by her expressive face. They’re a decent team to watch go through the motions, running through underworld contacts and old pals who owe one last favor. Read full review
50
LooperDominic GriffinJan 28, 2026
Shelter aims higher than typical Statham fare by taking itself more seriously, but in doing so, it misses the mark on what makes his best work so enjoyable in the first place. Read full review
50
The Associated PressMark KennedyJan 28, 2026
Shelter is everything you expect a Jason Statham movie to be, no more and no less. Read full review
50
Screen RantGregory NussenJan 28, 2026
Waugh knows how to build an action sequence with the best of them, and Shelter is, ultimately, an electric actioner, so long as it is sticking to the action. Read full review
50
IGNHanna FlintJan 28, 2026
Shelter ticks all the action boxes for a Jason Statham film, boasting a charismatic supporting cast to ground the conspiratorial stakes with some thrillingly playful fight sequences to boot. But its lackluster script works against the acting calibre of its stars. Read full review
40
The RevealScott TobiasFeb 13, 2026
To want Statham to appear like he cares about any of it is to ask too much. Read full review
40
The GuardianLeslie FelperinFeb 2, 2026
Honestly, there isn’t a single step in Shelter’s plot that isn’t entirely predictable, but to the film’s credit the fight choreography is solid (Waugh was a stuntman himself once) and young Breathnach proves, after her turn as Susanna Shakespeare in Hamnet, that she is a find with a future. Read full review
40
EmpireHelen O'HaraJan 29, 2026
It’s another spin on the usual Statham actioner, solidly performed but with a ridiculous plot and – even by the standards of the genre – a predictable outcome. Less gimme shelter, more gimme a break. Read full review
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