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12 Rounds
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38 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 7 out of 13
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  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Gary Goldstein
    70
    Escapist fun that provides an effective showcase for the blue-collar charisma and bulky good looks of its hyper-athletic lead, four-time World Champion wrestler John Cena (think Matt Damon, only twice the size).
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Genevieve Harrison
    60
    Derivative it may be, but with its echoes of "Speed," "Lethal Weapon" and "Die Hard With A Vengeance," this is a welcome throwback for audiences raised on '90s action flicks -- what they used to call "a pulse-pounding roller-coaster thrill-ride of a movie."
  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    58
    There's something strangely charming about films that are all artifice, explosions, and naked calculation. 12 Rounds is at least honest trash: It never pretends to be anything other than manic schlock.
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Clark Collis
    50
    You will probably find yourself praying for this duel's knock-out punch to arrive long before it actually does.
  5. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Vadim Rizov
    50
    This is the kind of amiable time-killer that belongs on a basic-cable weekend afternoon.
  6. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Josh Rosenblatt
    40
    I defy you to hate John Cena. Really. You can try all you want, but I don't think you'll make it.
  7. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Roger Moore
    38
    Noisy, cut into a head-snapping blur with little room for Cena to even try showing emotion, 12 Rounds is an occasionally exciting but always empty experience.
  8. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Tom Russo
    38
    As one of the WWE's marquee pro wrestlers, John Cena is some actor. As a straight actor . . . he's a great wrestler.
  9. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Nathan Lee
    30
    There are, as you may have guessed, 12 rounds of this arbitrary nonsense. Annoying as the conceit may be, it neatly functions as a means to gauge how much is left to endure.
  10. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Jeremy Wheeler
    25
    It's not fun and it gets tiring real fast.
  11. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    25
    12 Rounds is the unholy stepchild of "Die Hard with a Vengeance" and "Speed," starring a man whose lack of range makes Steven Seagal seem nuanced by comparison.
  12. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    20
    Cena is no Jason Statham. His stolid seriousness sucks the life right out of any scene in which he's required to speak. It's a bad sign when you repeatedly wish a runaway trolley would silence the hero.
  13. Variety
    Reviewed by: Rob Nelson
    10
    The viewer, even from a seated position, deserves a championship belt for surviving this overlong actioner.
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4.5 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 17
  3. Negative: 10 out of 17
  1. avatar16
    2
    Il est bien loin le temps où Renny Harlin nous livrait d'excellents divertissements tels que 58 Minutes pour Vivre (Die Hard 2) et Cliffhanger. Et franchement, ce n'est pas avec 12 Rounds (renommé Shoot & Run) que le réalisateur va remonter la pente. Il en est même encore très loin, car ce film est d'une banalité, d'une invraisemblance et d'un manque de fond inimaginables. En somme, ce film n'est qu'une simple resucée d'Une Journée en Enfer (à croire que Harlin voulait faire son Die Hard 3) dont la mise en scène clipesque lorgne vers le cinéma de Tony Scott sans jamais l'égaler (et sans compter la pauvreté du casting, du script et des dialogues). Bref, un véritable échec. Alors pourquoi ne pas mettre une note plus basse? Juste par le fait que, finalement, on se laisse tout de même prendre au jeu pour passer le temps devant ce film à l'action non-stop abrutissant, qui ne vaut en rien les grands films d'action des 80's.… Full Review »
  2. DAVID1966
    5
    A bit better than i'd expected. My teen sons loved it. Explosions, crashes, car chases. Average. Doable. Harmless fun, won't win any oscars. Fun escapism.… Full Review »
  3. IznatiCritic
    3
    A poor man's 'Metro'....A vagrant's Die Hard....if your poison is blow em & shoot em up with sub-par acting then by all means have at it. But this one really lacks teeth in most categories.… Full Review »
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