The Art of War
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: August 25, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
30
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
7
Negative:
14
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
A 21st-century equivalent of the early James Bond flicks.
70
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
Grade-B blockbuster. Read full review
50
SlateDavid Edelstein
More entertaining than it needs to be. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStephen Miller
The winning cast makes the twist-heavy plot plausible. Read full review
50
Film.comPeter Brunette
Ambitious and perversely fascinating. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
Too-loud, poorly directed and seriously overedited.
42
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The dialogue is chintzy and rhythmless. Read full review
40
Dallas ObserverAndy Klein
A mostly well-constructed action flick with a number of flashy, well-choreographed fight and chase scenes. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
Slick, noisy thriller. Read full review
38
Baltimore SunAnn Hornaday
To his (Snipes) credit, there are few other stars who could breathe a degree of credibility into a film like The Art of War.
38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
A hackneyed movie of zero social, political or dramatic consequence. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
The Art of War must ultimately be chalked up as a strategic defeat. Read full review
29
Mr. ShowbizLarry Terenzi
Two hours' worth of painful stupidity, overt racism, and mind-battering noise and movement.
25
USA TodayStaff [Not Credited]
Director Christian Duguay's gimmicky "thriller" demonstrates that he has not begun to master the art of suspense.
25
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
Wesley Snipes runs around a lot shooting people in plotless film.
25
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
Numbskull entertainment. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Silly, overplotted conspiracy thriller.
20
VarietyEmanuel Levy
Almost every element in Art of War is slightly off. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
This is a film that almost is not there. Read full review
20
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Far more preposterous in its details than the average blam-quip-kerplow, The Art of War isn't helped by the performances. Read full review
20
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Stylish but insubstantial thriller . Read full review
10
TNT RoughCutJ. Rentilly
A James Bond crib, minus the exotic locales, hot chicks, and finesse.
10
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Ludicrous, impenetrable and headache-inducing. Read full review
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