Perrier's Bounty
Metascore
47 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
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  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    40
    There's no one to root for but the loan shark, who makes an excellent point: It's no fun when somebody takes your cash and gives you nothing in return.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    50
    A poor man’s “In Bruges” that frantically chases itself in circles.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    50
    Perrier’s Bounty is all stock material, full of characters that deserve more than the cliched shootouts and showdowns that befall them. Even the movie’s most natural impulses seem to come from a can.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    38
    A comedy that forgot to install the funny.
  5. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    50
    If there's one defining characteristic among English criminals, it's that they apparently are a quirky lot. That, at least, is the conclusion one draws from the endless series of comically tinged British crime thrillers that have come down the pike during recent years, of which the mediocre Perrier's Bounty is the latest example.
  6. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: David Fear
    40
    It takes more than a few good actors playing bad apples to sustain such familiar romps through regurgitated material. There’s no bounty to be plucked from Perrier’s Bounty. The treasure chest has long since been emptied.
  7. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Amy Biancolli
    50
    Perrier's Bounty puts on a pretty good show: fast, foul, corny, strange.
  8. Movieline
    Reviewed by: Michelle Orange
    70
    Loose, flinty, and a little in love with itself, Perrier’s Bounty struts the fine line of self-consciousness drawn by neo-gangster capers like "The Usual Suspects," "In Bruges" and "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels."
  9. NPR
    Reviewed by: Mark Jenkins
    75
    A splendidly plotted if thematically unsurprising comedy. The pleasure comes not from fresh insights, but from a droll script and expertly timed performances.
  10. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Gary Goldstein
    70
    Proves a fast-paced and enjoyable if violent diversion that revels in its quirky characters, committed performances and involving twists.
  11. Empire
    Reviewed by: Ian Nathan
    60
    There’s no doubting the energy, but without Colin Farrell’s fervour, or any novel spin, it’s no more than treading water from this gang.
  12. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Eric Hynes
    30
    Ivan Fitzgibbon’s film is so steadfastly blithe that one yearns for a flicker of pretension, some small sign that there’s a guiding principle or purpose.

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  1. nutterjr
    4
    The catchy story and the ensemble of first class actors are not enough to even classify this as an interesting film. It felt as if there was no pulse and I am a bit sorry I got someone else to watch it with me.… Full Review »
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