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29 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 23 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 23
  3. Negative: 12 out of 23
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  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    70
    Nicely balances action and adventure with American Indian wisdom and a modest romance to provide a graphic-comic-book movie experience for males in urban markets.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    63
    Urban and Bloodgood make the most of their parts, locking eyes and arms, and occasionally using American English as if the snowy 10th century were another way of saying, "Where the après ski?"
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    50
    A bizarre, bloody adventure movie.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Robert Dominguez
    50
    After the first 1,000 or so beheadings, impalements and severed limbs, Pathfinder's slash may just induce sleep.
  5. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    50
    It's undone by a murky palette, silly horror-movie cliches, dumb dialogue and a confusing climactic sequence.
  6. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Liam Lacey
    50
    Pathfinder is aimed more at the action-figure crowd than the history buffs.
  7. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    42
    Pathfinder's moody, muddy look is courtesy of music-video director Marcus Nispel, who doesn't distinguish between people and tree trunks when it comes to emotional content.
  8. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Tasha Robinson
    42
    If this uninspired fight-fest had been delayed out of existence, it's unlikely anyone would have missed it.
  9. Empire
    Reviewed by: Ian Nathan
    40
    For crying out loud, Marcus -- all you had to do was have Vikings fight Indians! How hard was that?
  10. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marrit Ingman
    40
    Mainly it's messy, and I don't just mean the gouged-out eyeball in a puddle.
  11. Variety
    Reviewed by: Peter Debruge
    40
    Like "300" and "Apocalypto," this latest bit of historical balder-dash stands in direct defiance of proven action-movie formulas, trusting its brutal concept and striking visuals to overcome a lack of star power.
  12. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    38
    All cinematic creativity seems to have focused on devising the most repellent ways to maim and murder.
  13. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Matthew Sorrento
    30
    The fault here lies in the film's dead rhythm, which never lights the sparks necessary for an action film. The plot and action progress like an eroding lakeshore, but the energy and excitement are washed away in every scene.
  14. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Jessica Grose
    30
    There is one redeeming skirmish -- the climactic fight involving a snowy cliff and an elaborate pulley system -- but from the guy who's directed videos for Cher, Amy Grant, Billy Joel, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony? We expected more.
  15. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Michael Ordona
    30
    One of the funniest films of the year. That's not good news for this attempted action-adventure, which clearly lost its way in its own copious fog.
  16. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Colin Covert
    25
    Too small to be a spectacle, too humorless to take seriously and too stupid to pass muster at a middle school writing workshop.
  17. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    25
    The movie takes us on a journey to an ugly, contentious period in our misty, ancient past - all the way back to four months ago, when "Apocalypto" came out.
  18. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Shawn Levy
    25
    In a way, it's perfect: You can't imagine anyone seeing this mess and not feeling lesser for the experience.
  19. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    25
    It's a tedious experience in almost every way: The acting is numbingly one-note, the CGI work is unconvincing and often downright shoddy, and the action is poorly staged and framed so close you can never tell for sure who is lopping off whose head.
  20. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    20
    The director, Marcus Nispel, takes his butchery very seriously. (He was the lead vivisectionist for the remake of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.") He may not be able to make this movie move, but, man, can he make an eyeball fly.
  21. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    20
    Makes "Conan the Barbarian" seem like Dostoyevsky in its complexity.
  22. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    0
    No more than a minute into this, and it becomes obvious that the next 98 are going to be trouble.
  23. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    0
    Here's my nomination for future grindhouse double-bill from hell: Pathfinder and "Apocalypto."
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4.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 6 out of 10
  1. TheQuietGamer
    9
    Though it has some plot hole it's still a fantastic action movie, if you like gory action movies, this will not disappoint, it's a lot of fun to watch if your into this kind of thing.… Full Review »
  2. DiggidyDan
    7
    Great violence. . . Horrible plot. . . but still entertaining. This movie would have been epic if they dispensed with english throughout the whole feature and didn't elaborate on the plot details as much to focus on the good vs evil battle taking place in a farcical action movie way.… Full Review »
  3. JaredC.
    10
    It may start off dumb, but you get used to its dumbness after a while, and in its own thrilling way its good. Well, at least I liked it.
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