Those Who Wish Me Dead
New Line Cinema | Release Date: May 14, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 41 Critic Reviews
Positive:
22
Mixed:
16
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Screen RantMae AbdulbakiMay 25, 2021
The characters, in their fight to live another day, and the thrilling, suspenseful sequences are what make the film worth watching. However, Those Who Wish Me Dead could have more thoroughly explored the very details that drove the plot, which would have elevated it beyond a basic action-thriller. Read full review
60
SlashfilmChris EvangelistaMay 12, 2021
Were it just slightly more entertaining we might have something special on our hands. As it is, we have a sturdy, mercifully swift action pic that fizzles out instead of burning bright. It’s nice to have a movie as simple as this for a change, but it would be nicer if it were better. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawMay 12, 2021
It’s a fierce, muscular piece of work, not a million miles from something like the Coens’ No Country for Old Men. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattMay 12, 2021
Unlike Remorse, and other bloody misfires out this month, Dead isn't particularly ugly or offensive; it's engaging enough and sometimes almost unintentionally fun. For a star who so rarely chooses to be on screen these days though, it feels like another kind of mortal sin, at least in Hollywood: forgettable. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 17, 2021
Even the third act fights and shootouts can’t pull Those Who Wish Me Dead back from the you-know-what. Read full review
50
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezMay 15, 2021
As a taut thriller, it works, but the “why” of it all, the substance that generally makes even Sheridan’s worst efforts still fascinating, is strangely and glaringly absent. Read full review
50
ABC NewsPeter TraversMay 15, 2021
Angelina Jolie, back in action mode as a haunted smokejumper seeking redemption, gets the job done if you’re looking for action escapism, but those who wish for something deeper and more resonant are plum out of luck. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyMay 13, 2021
It's been some years since Jolie did an action movie, and she carries the center of Those Who Wish Me Dead. Unfortunately, it's a film with no real center. Read full review
50
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiMay 13, 2021
Despite being a She-Hulk who’s seemingly impervious to physical pain, Jolie turns in her best performance in a while — arguably in over a decade. She’s relaxed, determined and maternal here, and connects well with Little, who is a big talent. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleMay 12, 2021
Those Who Wish Me Dead pretty much works on the gut-level way it was intended, but it gets extra credit for being unintentionally funny. Read full review
50
USA TodayBrian TruittMay 12, 2021
[Jolie] does what she can with the throwback role, though it’s the least of the film’s problems, with an unfocused plot, painfully dull villains and far-fetched sequences. That said, for those who dig really cool fire sequences, you’ll definitely feel the burn. Read full review
50
IGNRobert DanielsMay 12, 2021
While there’s plenty of large entertaining set pieces, Sheridan’s intriguing premise withers under its overabundant components. Read full review
50
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMay 12, 2021
Really, every actor is likable and, all by themselves, good here. It’s that each situation is more ridiculous than the last and none of it fits together, even when everything gets tossed into the narrative blender toward the end. Read full review
40
The Observer (UK)Simran HansMay 17, 2021
Unfortunately, the second half is over-reliant on flashy disaster set pieces, blazing towards a predictable, melodramatic conclusion. Read full review
40
The TelegraphTim RobeyMay 12, 2021
Billed as a “survival thriller” and starring a weirdly underutilised Angelina Jolie, this is a musty amalgam of fire-fighting action flick, John-Grisham-esque conspiracy hokum and outdoorsy bonding adventure. All it lacks is a web search using Ask Jeeves. Read full review
40
Screen DailyTim GriersonMay 12, 2021
It’s not a good sign that, as the film crosscuts between its different story threads, Jolie’s becomes the least interesting. Read full review
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