The Gray Man
Netflix | Release Date: July 15, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 55 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
36
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The A.V. ClubLuke Y. ThompsonJul 14, 2022
Gosling’s one of those actors for whom a recurring action hero role somehow feels long overdue, and the Russos have taken advantage of more than just his good looks and smoldering gazes. Read full review
81
CNETRichard TrenholmJul 14, 2022
Netflix delivers with The Gray Man, a rip-roaring and star-powered spy romp that puts all the money on screen as Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans go head to head. Read full review
80
SlateDana StevensJul 18, 2022
It’s the (Russo) brothers’ touch with comedy (they collaborated on the wisecrack-rich script with their former Marvel co-writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely) that sets this hyper-violent, stylishly shot thriller apart from your average espionage-themed bone-cruncher. Read full review
80
NMERichard PhippenJul 15, 2022
Fortunately, the Russo Brothers have managed a rarity in the streaming wars by making a movie that’ll please the Netflix algorithms and human beings alike. Bring on the next one. Read full review
80
Time OutOlly RichardsJul 14, 2022
Joyfully, it shows no interest in brooding and simply throws its all into being as absurdly fun as possible. It’s one of the most enjoyable movies of the year so far and easily the streamer’s best action film yet. Read full review
80
EmpireJohn NugentJul 14, 2022
Tinkering with the spy-action wheel rather than reinventing it, this is a pacy, ruggedly entertaining romp, with a punchy pair of lead turns from Gosling and Evans. Read full review
80
VarietyPeter DebrugeJul 14, 2022
What makes The Gray Man exciting — and let’s not beat around the bush: This is the most exciting original action property Netflix has delivered since “Bright” — are the shades the ensemble bring to their characters and the little ways in which the Russos come through where those other films fell short. Read full review
75
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottJul 19, 2022
Gray Man is colorful, lively and admirably self-aware of its place in today’s cinemaverse. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonJul 22, 2022
For all the overkill, The Gray Man is big, loud fun. Mr. Gosling is hip to what’s going on; Mr. Evans (of the Russos’ “Captain America: Civil War,” among others) gets to gobble up the scenery. And even if the elements are hackneyed—Alfre Woodard as the retired agency vet whom Six drags back into the fray; Jessica Henwick as the lone voice of CIA reason trying to rein Carmichael in—they’re not clumsy. Read full review
70
Screen RantMolly FreemanJul 14, 2022
Between the Russos behind the camera and the talent in front of it, The Gray Man is a fun and exciting action thriller. It may be in the vein of cheesy 80s and 90s action movies, but that makes The Gray Man all the more entertaining and rewatchable. Read full review
67
Original-CinJim SlotekJul 14, 2022
It moves, it’s entertaining, Ryan Gosling is as buff as he’s ever been and all-in as an action star. And who knew all it would take was a porn ‘stache to turn Chris Evans from Captain America into a psycho mercenary? Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattJul 14, 2022
A maximalist action thriller that is almost comically violent, unfailingly glib, and intermittently very fun. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJul 21, 2022
The Gray Man is part of an unflattering pattern where creativity plays second fiddle to algorithms. Read full review
63
ObserverEmily ZemlerJul 14, 2022
While this may be yet another potentially disposable action movie, it’s still worth seeing on the big screen at full volume if you can. The action is big and the stars give it their all, even if the dialogue leaves something to be desired. Read full review
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