The Outsider
Image Entertainment | Release Date: February 7, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
23
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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38
New York PostKyle SmithFeb 5, 2014
The cheesy techno-thriller The Outsider is a blaring B-movie that doesn’t have much going for it, but it does have an engaging action hero in its leading man, a snarling Cockney badass named Craig Fairbrass. Read full review
33
The PlaylistGabe ToroFeb 8, 2014
The film’s dismal action staging and over-complex story can’t seem to overcome Mr. Fairbrass’s lo-fi presence. Read full review
30
Village VoiceNick SchagerFeb 11, 2014
Fairbrass proves a hulking wannabe ass-kicker without much distinctive charisma, and his leaden performance is matched by sleepy, one-note supporting turns by the slumming-it Patric and Caan. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFeb 10, 2014
It’s especially sad to see such notable actors as Caan and Patric reduced to appearing in this sort of bottom of the barrel, direct-to-video fare. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldFeb 6, 2014
After a somewhat tense opening chase involving a lot of girders, much of the film is rather shakily assembled. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleFeb 6, 2014
Fairbrass has a certain rugged sincerity and appealing sense of barely coiled rage, but it's mostly wasted in a screenplay (by director Brian A. Miller) of gaping plot holes, wan excitement and dumb action cliches. Read full review
30
The DissolveChris KlimekFeb 4, 2014
Baseline competence elevates The Outsider, just barely, into the realm of perfect forgetability. Read full review
25
Philadelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandFeb 7, 2014
When the big caper finally arrives, you will neither grasp nor care about what's going on. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireFeb 7, 2014
The Outsider is a subpar version of "The Limey" starring a subpar version of Terence Stamp. Read full review
25
ObserverRex ReedFeb 5, 2014
Lamely directed by Brian A. Miller, who co-wrote it with Mr. Fairbrass, this is the kind of curiosity that used to fill the bottom half of a double feature in the day when we still had drive-ins. The real outsider is the movie itself. Read full review
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New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanFeb 6, 2014
Painfully dull thriller. Read full review
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