Hobo with a Shotgun
Metascore
55 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 22
  3. Negative: 5 out of 22
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  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    May 28, 2011
    38
    Hopefully the last, of the fake trailer spinoffs of 2007's "Grindhouse." It makes last year's "Machete" look like "The King's Speech."
  2. New York Observer
    Reviewed by: Rex Reed
    May 3, 2011
    0
    Quite the most appalling piece of junk I have seen lately, Hobo With a Shotgun just lies there like an autopsy.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    May 6, 2011
    25
    Japan's Takashi Miike has the formula down pat, but Eisener has no idea how to give violence a touch of class.
  4. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Roger Moore
    May 11, 2011
    38
    Hobo hits the screen as a grim, visually ugly, intermittently funny-occasionally preachy piece with only the estimable Mr. Hauer to recommend it.
  5. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Amy Biancolli
    May 27, 2011
    0
    Is it good bad? Nah. It's just bad. It's so bad it makes "Machete," the other movie based on a mock trailer from "Grindhouse," look like high-gloss Kubrickian satire.

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User Score
7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 55 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. AG1
    10
    This movie is sick, it is gross and I loved it. If you expected something different, I understand you might not like this movie at all. But if you like grindhouse movies, you can not miss this one.… Full Review »
  2. Tyrant_T100
    10
    Hobo with a shotgun is a very entertaining movie, it does right by not trying to be normal and instead treats us to an over the top gore romp featuring sadistic punks, Metal Gimps and paedophile Santas. The film is Brilliant in every way with the over acting and the corny one liners.
    With a John Carpenter esq soundtrack what's not to love about a Hobo with a Shotgun delivering justice one shell at a time.    … Full Review »
  3. grobliro
    9
    Hobo with a sho gun. Fantastic, destined to be a cult classic!. More pulpy than Pulp Fiction, more vengeful then Gran Torino. More ultra-violent than Clockwork Orange! The perfect blend that just manages not to take itself too seriously. And the opening soundtrack is breathtaking!… Full Review »
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