Swordfish
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: June 8, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
32
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
14
Negative:
15
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38
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
It's hard to say with certainty whether it's insufficient plot or insufficient interpretation that's responsible for Travolta's waxwork performance.
38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Not all cartoon violence; there's cartoon nudity, too. Berry was paid a well-publicized $500,000 bonus to bare her breasts in the movie. Read full review
30
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
The story -- is just what fills in the gaps between slow-motion fireballs, Matrix-style frozen mayhem, and Halle Berry's notoriously undraped breasts. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
This lurid thriller comes to life in fits and starts, and then sinks into the bog of its own cleverness once again. Read full review
25
New York PostJonathan Foreman
It's a film that reeks of stupidity and cynicism, one that makes you feel soiled just to have sat through it. Read full review
20
Washington PostDesson Thomson
An action opera designed to elicit Beavis and Butt-head-level appreciation. Read full review
20
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Nobody really cares about the plot, least of all the filmmakers. Read full review
20
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Turns into a meticulously choreographed bang-by-the-numbers action fantasy that I would accuse of peddling evil if the film weren't so dumb and incoherent. Read full review
20
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Exhibits rank incompetence on every level. Read full review
20
NewsweekDavid Ansen
Nutty paranoid thriller. Read full review
20
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
An ugly exercise in big-budget carnage.
20
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
A kind of dirty fairy tale in which people with nasty attitudes inhabit a trash-talking, macho world of fast cars and complaisant women. Read full review
20
Film.comSean Means
John, John, John -- one more bad-guy role in a bad movie and you're going to need another comeback. Read full review
12
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
About 45 minutes into Swordfish, the picture degenerates permanently from drivel to sleaze (only a short drop). Read full review
10
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
The cinema of morons made by morons for morons, Swordfish is everything you expect but worse. Read full review
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