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5.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Negative: 6 out of 16

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  1. J.D.
    Sep 4, 2004
    2
    Wait for the dvd, pretty bad movie.
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  2. Chris
    Sep 7, 2004
    0
    I want my nine bucks back. seriously, this movie is disgustingly bad.
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  3. JamesB.
    Sep 9, 2004
    8
    This was a decent movie. The movie is exactly like the trailer. The way the movie evolves and unfolds was good (not fantastic, but good). Don't expect the movie to be an Academy Award movie. If you are in the mood for an action/vigilante type movie then this should be the movie for you.
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  4. AlbertW.
    Sep 22, 2004
    0
    Awfully bad as anything Mel Gibsom touched who says the former hairdresser could not direct a movie as good as a former bad actor? he definitely does the job as "well" as Mel Gibson...
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  5. DCleve
    Jan 24, 2005
    7
    It is difficult to fathom how Mel went from something so lofty in Passion to something so base in paparazzi. Folks, this is a bad movie. That being said, you cannot help but to side with Bo-the main character- when these slimy paparazzi are hounding him at every possible moment. I know that I’m being a little macabre, but I thought it might have been a little more emotional if his family was killed instead of his wife needing her spleen removed and the son being placed knocked into a coma. Hey, it’s a movie! If you accept that this movie is a cheese factory, you should be able to derive some entertainment from it. Expand
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  6. FaisalH.
    Feb 20, 2005
    7
    Nice movie with unexpected moments!
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  7. Jay
    Feb 4, 2005
    9
    Very good movie, was very action packed, not a bad story line.
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  8. MichaelM.
    Oct 21, 2004
    6
    Call me an idiot, but I found it to be quite enjoyable. It's not a great movie at all. It's merely entertaining. It's a fun romp you'll enjoy watching, then forget about a day later. The acting is mediocre, except for a wonderful performance from real-life scumbag Tom Sizemore, who plays a sleazy paparazzi member. He creates such an unlikable smart-ass villian, that it will have you urging to reach into the screen and try to strangle him. The action sequences are fun to watch, but the ending is kind of lame. Personally, I liked Mel Gibson's "The Passion" way way better. Expand
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  9. LetoA.
    Sep 4, 2004
    9
    Do not listen to these goofball critics.
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  10. Billy
    Jan 14, 2005
    9
    Highly entertaining. I don't know what some of these critics were expecting, but it is a fun movie.
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  11. JoeS.
    Jan 17, 2005
    3
    Not a "bad" movie, but definitely below average. It's hard to tell whether that's more to blame on the writing or the directing.
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Metascore

Generally unfavorable - based on 18 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 18
  2. Negative: 5 out of 18
  1. First-time director Paul Abascal brings no style or personality to this B-movie exercise. Except for Farina, the actors go through the paces as if they too lack conviction in the proceedings.
  2. 30
    This mean-spirited revenge story would once have starred Cole Hauser's father, veteran B-movie psycho Wings Hauser, and played grindhouses and drive-ins. And it would have been a far more entertaining picture.
  3. Paparazzi is for anyone who's ever wondered how good it would feel to knock down a photographer with his car and then back over him.