The Wrecking Crew
Amazon Prime Video | Release Date (Streaming): January 28, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
3
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The New York TimesCalum MarshJan 28, 2026
The action in The Wrecking Crew is so good, its fights so brisk and its car chases so lively, that it makes you wish its muscular leads, Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista, had starred in more decent action movies. Read full review
80
ColliderJeff EwingJan 26, 2026
It's a fun narrative, the action elements are well done and uncompromising, and the jokes work. Sure, the narrative could use a little shine in certain aspects, such as the conspiracy at the film's heart and the background of their newly deceased, estranged father, but as a whole, it's a stellar outing and a lot of fun, a blank check for a probable franchise. Read full review
79
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzJan 28, 2026
Momoa and Bautista are having an unhinged blast in The Wrecking Crew, as eager to rip each other a new one as they are to compare themselves (unfavourably and intentionally) to such contemporaries as John Cena and Dwayne Johnson. Read full review
75
The Travers TakePeter TraversJan 30, 2026
This lean, mean, R-rated action machine is way better than you might think since Momoa and Bautista take the time, between fights and jokes, to examine the bruised places in the hearts of these half brothers. You feel for them, and that makes all the difference. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzJan 28, 2026
What makes “The Wrecking Crew” worth seeing is what the cast and filmmakers do with the material. Simply put, this movie is better than its synopsis suggests, though not good enough to entirely overcome the familiarity of the component parts and the alternately jokey and sentimental tone (which is harder to pull off than studio executives seem to think). Read full review
75
USA TodayBrian TruittJan 28, 2026
Full-tilt Momoa and quietly powerful Bautista, with some gore and goofiness tossed in, is a satisfying improvement on the usual two-fisted formula. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJan 29, 2026
The Wrecking Crew doesn’t set out to reinvent the formula, but rather luxuriate in it. Read full review
70
VarietyRichard KuipersJan 27, 2026
What you see in the key art and the first-look impression you get from the teaser and trailers is a clear and accurate indicator of what you’ll get in the film. And for many action movie fans that’ll do just fine. Read full review
70
Screen RantGrant HermannsJan 26, 2026
The Wrecking Crew has finally put Momoa and Bautista on screen together and, thankfully, it largely lives up to the potential of the acting duo. Read full review
70
The Daily BeastNick SchagerJan 26, 2026
Never quite as funny as it wants to be, but making up for that in the violence department, it’s a healthy serving of slam-bang cinematic comfort food. Read full review
60
Radio TimesRosie FletcherJan 26, 2026
If you just want to see two massive blokes smashing the hell out of people, things and each other, with the odd decent one-liner, you could certainly do worse, and Amazon feels like the perfect home for this hunk of mindless man-candy. Read full review
60
The GuardianLeslie FelperinJan 26, 2026
The whole package is an easily digested guilty pleasure. Read full review
40
Next Best PictureGiovanni LagoJan 26, 2026
The Wrecking Crew simply relegates itself to the walls of screensaver cinema, destined to be ambient background noise. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 29, 2026
This overlong but rarely slow picture almost gets by on Momoa’s playfulness bouncing off Bautista — “You got old.” “You got FAT.” — and a light tone that almost wholly belies the arm-yanked-off/head-sliced/woman-tossed-out-a-window gore we’re treated to. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubJacob OllerJan 26, 2026
The Wrecking Crew casts about between genres like driftwood caught by the tide; for two hours, the script cycles between family trauma drama, goofy Hawaiian noir, meathead romp, and wham-bang slugfest. The indecision at least showcases some consistency, though, in that each approach is equally dissatisfying. Read full review
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