The Killer's Game
Lionsgate | Release Date: September 13, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
6
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Film ThreatAlan NgSep 13, 2024
It’s all about the action, and the story only gets in the way a little bit. I have high praise for this, though I’m not sure if The Killer’s Game is the vehicle that will launch Bautista into the action star he’s capable of becoming. Read full review
58
IndieWireWilson ChapmanSep 12, 2024
The Killer’s Game finally gives Dave Bautista a great rom-com part to play, so it’s a shame that his rom-com leading lady isn’t given the same opportunity to fully pop. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliSep 16, 2024
The movie falls into the category of something a viewer is likely to stick with once sitting there but it lacks anything sufficiently unique or compelling that would make it worth seeking out. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMichael OrdoñaSep 12, 2024
Don’t expect surprises or something to ideologically critique. This is kooky carnage. You came for Dave Bautista stomping a motorcycle into submission, and damn it, that’s what you’re gonna get. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckSep 12, 2024
That the film works to the extent that it does is largely due to the unique charms of its muscular leading man and the well staged, extremely brutal fight sequences featuring enough gore to test the boundaries of an R rating. Read full review
40
EmpireBen TravisJan 24, 2025
Despite a handful of cool moments, The Killer’s Game turns out to be one not worth playing. Read full review
40
The New York TimesGlenn KennySep 12, 2024
The action choreography is better than passable, although Perry adds grindhouse-movie levels of gore and dismemberment in a dubious effort to up the thrill quotient. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiSep 13, 2024
While Bautista is still as engaging as ever in the woeful action-comedy “Killer’s Game,” not even he can save this dud from quickly devolving into 100 minutes of blood-drenched tedium. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 12, 2024
Say this for the action comedy The Killer’s Game. This eye-popping, gory cartoon of a movie should give stuntman/stun-coordinator turned-director J.J. Perry a helluva sizzle reel. Read full review
15
The Film VerdictAlonso DuraldeSep 13, 2024
The Killer’s Game gets credit for letting Budapest be Budapest, rather than trying to pass it off as a featureless European metropolis, but that’s about the only way in which the movie avoids the generic. Read full review
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