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  1. GrantN.
    Jan 17, 2006
    6
    A quality movie but one would expect more from Gibson and especcialy Howard after Apollo 13.
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  2. Dec 16, 2010
    5
    Average at best and I hate Hollywood on remakes. I liked the original better with Ford even if it is a bit dated now. Nothing special here but worth a watch if bored.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critics

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  1. Positive: 13 out of 21
  2. Negative: 3 out of 21
  1. 75
    The movie would have benefitted from a tight rewrite (it is too ambitious in including plot threads it doesn't have time to deal with), but Gibson's strong central performance speeds it along.
  2. 75
    Ransom isn't a bad thriller, it's just not a great one. There's a little too much pointless running around, a subplot that leads nowhere, and a certain creeping predictability that argues for a shorter running length.
  3. Mr. Howard has made Ransom in the same clean, swift, logical style that sent his "Apollo 13" into orbit, resulting in a spellbinding crime tale that delivers surprises right down to the wire.