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68 out of 100

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7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 336 Ratings

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  • Starring: Dalia Hernández, Rudy Youngblood
  • Summary: A heart stopping mythic action-adventure set against the turbulent end times of the once great Mayan civilization. (Touchstone)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 37
  3. Negative: 2 out of 37
  1. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Scott Foundas
    100
    For those of us who prefer to judge Gibson solely in terms of his art, the movie is a virtuosic piece of action cinema -- particularly in its second half...And while there has been no shortage of recent films that decry the horrors of war and man's inhumanity to his fellow man, I know of none other quite this sickeningly powerful.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    60
    Dextrous with the action-adventure elements but clumsy in its handling of the central message, Apocalypto is a strange but largely entertaining mix of action, bloodletting, chin-rubbing and arthouse trimmings.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    38
    The movie is so impressionistic, it obfuscates any sense of history. We expect at least a hint at the causes of the Mayan Empire's demise, but instead we get Mesoamerican Rambo.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 138 out of 189
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 189
  3. Negative: 42 out of 189
  1. Scraper
    10
    The things you see in this movie are heavy, highly detailed, intense, and exist in a realm that most filmmakers can't go-such as using genocide as a plot device in a non-documentary piece. Very real feelings electrify this movie.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. andy
    5
    The problem I have with this film is this: People not knowing that this movie is fictional will think this is exactly what Mayan civilization was like and conclude that Gibson's film is fact (because people are dumb). Gibson should have researched more extensively to give us more of a historical context of the Mayan world and times instead of focusing on an action-chase adventure. That being said, it was marginally entertaining but overly long.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. RobertH.
    3
    Mel's report card: For using indigenous language and "unknown" actors: A. For giving us yet another chop-chop action flick like "King Kong" or any of its pals: a bit fat So What? For cynically and pretentiously disguising the whole thing as some sort of historical meditation: F.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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