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36 out of 100

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6.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings

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  • Starring: John Goodman, Kelly Preston, Kevin Bacon
  • Summary: Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family. (20th Century Fox)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 24
  3. Negative: 11 out of 24
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Justin Chang
    70
    Well-made, often intensely gripping genre piece.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Michael Ferraro
    60
    The action sequences are still pretty imaginative, if not nonsensical.
  3. Premiere
    Reviewed by: Glenn Kenny
    38
    Wan wants to have something both ways, and in the end, he gets almost nothing. As Clint Eastwood said in yet another genre picture: A man's gotta know his limitations.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 24
  3. Negative: 7 out of 24
  1. ChaseC.
    10
    This is one of my favorite movies, I guess I just have bad taste, because almost all of my favorite movies are rated at the worst with metacritic. This movie is one of the most badass movies i have ever seen, Another nice thing about this movie is there isn't the bad techno music while they are having a fire fight. This movie is a must watch.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. grandpajoe6191
    4
    Kevin Bacon is just the best revenge dad I've seen to current date. His performance begs to differ in "Death Sentence". Unfortunately, the movie's lethargic script and uninspiring dialogue doesn't.… Expand
    • 2 of 3 users said yes
  3. KevinA
    3
    I'm glad I didn't have to pay to see this. The family scenes were so predictable that I fast forwarded through most of them. I do have to say that the action scenes were fun to watch. They were actually quite intense even though they made me laugh. I kept wondering why the cops never really interrogated Bacon or arrested him. They had probable cause. I guess it's because he was killing scumbags that the cops couldn't seem to catch, or even seem to want to catch, even after they killed some cops. So, ultimately I would have given it a 1 if it weren't for some of the action scenes.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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