The Scorpion King
Universal Pictures | Release Date: April 19, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
15
Negative:
8
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38
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Plays like Abbott and Costello Meet Conan the Barbarian. Read full review
33
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Bang-bang, kiss-kiss, yawn-yawn. While dull death metal churns on the soundtrack, Johnson engages in one big brawl after another. Read full review
30
Village VoiceEd Park
Director Chuck Russell lacks the visual panache, the comic touch, and perhaps the budget of Sommers's title-bout features, which refined a historically grounded B-movie sensibility into pure, gasp-inducing entertainment. Read full review
30
Washington PostDan Via
The movie doesn't stink exactly, but it comes dispiritingly close. Read full review
30
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Ultimately undone by its sheer busyness. The screenwriters never get the story to settle down, and it becomes a case of one damn thing after another. Read full review
25
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Unfortunately, Scorpion King has none of the qualities -- epic sweep, relative originality and heartfelt bloodthirstiness -- that made "Conan" so trashily entertaining. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
For all the swords 'n' sandals hoodoo that makes up the wilting backbone of Jonathan Hale's script, the Rock is, nevertheless, fun to keep an eye on. Read full review
10
The New York TimesStephen Holden
As this chaotic barrage of muscle flexing, swordplay, fireballs, crude digital effects and comic-book quips hurls itself off the screen, it's like having several garbage cans clogged with stale pizza, lukewarm cola, soggy French fries and greasy, ketchup-stained napkins emptied over your head. Read full review
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