Universal Pictures | Release Date: February 11, 1994 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
12
Negative:
3
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Director Roger Donaldson seems a bit too obviously caught up in the slick technology of zapping us with mayhem and death to allow Thompson's gritty viciousness to take root. [11 Feb 1994, p.41]
50
The Getaway isn't going to bore anybody, but it's not going to do anything else either. [11 Feb 1994, p.03]
50
The showcasing of Basinger's body becomes ludicrous. Twice she is shown taking a shower. In another scene she lounges in some very nice designer underwear -- white satin, very becoming. She ends up looking foolish, constantly having to undress in this feminist role. [11 Feb 1994, p.C1]
50
The Seattle TimesJeff Shannon
The Getaway gradually devolves into just another high-polish shoot'em-up between half-baked characters. Led by Baldwin, everyone's acting so cool they're prit'near frozen. [11 Feb 1994, p.D24]
50
Donaldson mimics the original shot-for-shot in some sequences, adding sordid violence that would have been too extreme even for Peckinpah. What's needed is a fast Getaway. This is merely Donaldson, Hill and glamorous stars spinning their wheels. [11 Feb 1994, p.6B]
50
Seeking both conventional action and quirky atmosphere, it achieves a little of each and not enough of either. [15 Feb 1994]