Skiptrace
Saban Films | Release Date: September 2, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
RogerEbert.comNick AllenSep 2, 2016
Its story is as common as sunlight, but the entertainment can be just as warm. Read full review
70
Village VoiceSimon AbramsSep 1, 2016
Skiptrace proves that nothing can stop Jackie Chan, not even poor judgment. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis HarveyAug 30, 2016
Skiptrace remains lively, diverting, and essentially good-natured even when it’s cheerfully dumb, exploiting its diverse locations for every last drop of local color. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweSep 1, 2016
Chan’s English-language dialogue occasionally comes across a bit muffled, but his body language rarely fails to connect. Knoxville thrashes about in a fairly undisciplined manner, but succeeds in providing a sizeable share of the comic relief. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubAdam NaymanAug 31, 2016
Knoxville isn’t as starry a Hollywood foil to his co-star’s iconic stoicism as either Chris Tucker or Owen Wilson, but playing a jackass is right in his wheelhouse and in one action set piece, he’s very funny as a kind of tightly bound human prop. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineKeith WatsonAug 29, 2016
The film's bloated action-comedy machinery prevents any real chemistry from forming between Jackie Chan and Johnny Knoxville. Read full review
42
The PlaylistJordan RuimyAug 30, 2016
[Chan] brings energy to a film that desperately needs any kind of life, but there is only so much Chan can do. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurraySep 1, 2016
Too much of this project feels like it’s been coldly calculated for maximum international box office. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerSep 1, 2016
Skiptrace settles for a warmed-over plot, tedious fight sequences and humor that’s heavy on crotch jokes and pratfalls. Read full review
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