Wild Card
Lionsgate | Release Date: January 30, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
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Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
11
Negative:
5
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38
New York PostLou LumenickJan 28, 2015
A better cast this time around — Michael Angarano, Milo Ventimiglia, Sofía Vergara and Max Casella, with cameos by Jason Alexander, Stanley Tucci and Hope Davis — tries to breathe life into Goldman’s cliché-ridden plot. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineEd GonzalezJan 25, 2015
The action-movie pyrotechnics succeed only at reinforcing Simon West's macho bona fides and condescendingly forcing Jason Statham back into his wheelhouse. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldJan 29, 2015
Slow-motion knockouts follow, with Mr. Statham as sure-fisted as ever, but the “Expendables” director Simon West can only summon dead air in between. Mr. Goldman’s slightly offbeat underworld is not very convincing, and Mr. Statham’s thick voice and inexpressive acting suggest brain fog rather than gritty blues. Read full review
25
ObserverRex ReedJan 28, 2015
A quirky re-boot of the old Burt Reynolds hashtag "Heat," this modest character vehicle for the lifeless, balding and incomprehensibly inarticulate Jason Statham is so bleak and moody it won’t be much of a lure to action fans. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJan 29, 2015
Statham brings so little energy that the fight scenes are hardly more vivid than the gambling ones. His one-liners have no heart; his cynicism is no longer sharp. Read full review
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