The Dead Pool
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: July 13, 1988 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
6
Negative:
6
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88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The film is smart, quick, and made with real wit. It's never just a crude action movie, bludgeoning us with violence. It's self-aware, it knows who Dirty Harry is and how we react to him, and it has fun with its intelligence. Also, of course, it bludgeons us with violence. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneGene Siskel
Where the previous sequels have been mostly dour gun blasts, The Dead Pool is a thriller with wit and humor and tension. [15 Jul 1988, p.A]
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
The Dead Pool isn't the best and brightest of the Dirty Harry films, either, but just as invincible. It's possible that Clint Eastwood and crew are just enjoying a bit of self-mockery with this one. Read full review
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