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The Art of War
Metascore
30 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 23 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 23
  3. Negative: 14 out of 23
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  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    75
    A 21st-century equivalent of the early James Bond flicks.
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  2. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    70
    Grade-B blockbuster.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: John Petrakis
    50
    Too-loud, poorly directed and seriously overedited.
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  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Stephen Miller
    50
    The winning cast makes the twist-heavy plot plausible.
  5. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Peter Brunette
    50
    Ambitious and perversely fascinating.
  6. Slate
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    50
    More entertaining than it needs to be.
  7. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    42
    The dialogue is chintzy and rhythmless.
  8. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    40
    Slick, noisy thriller.
  9. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Andy Klein
    40
    A mostly well-constructed action flick with a number of flashy, well-choreographed fight and chase scenes.
  10. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    38
    A hackneyed movie of zero social, political or dramatic consequence.
  11. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Ann Hornaday
    38
    To his (Snipes) credit, there are few other stars who could breathe a degree of credibility into a film like The Art of War.
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  12. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    30
    The Art of War must ultimately be chalked up as a strategic defeat.
  13. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Larry Terenzi
    29
    Two hours' worth of painful stupidity, overt racism, and mind-battering noise and movement.
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  14. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Rene Rodriguez
    25
    Silly, overplotted conspiracy thriller.
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  15. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Edward Guthmann
    25
    Numbskull entertainment.
  16. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    25
    Wesley Snipes runs around a lot shooting people in plotless film.
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  17. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Staff [Not Credited]
    25
    Director Christian Duguay's gimmicky "thriller" demonstrates that he has not begun to master the art of suspense.
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  18. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    20
    Far more preposterous in its details than the average blam-quip-kerplow, The Art of War isn't helped by the performances.
  19. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    20
    This is a film that almost is not there.
  20. Variety
    Reviewed by: Emanuel Levy
    20
    Almost every element in Art of War is slightly off.
  21. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Lisa Alspector
    20
    Stylish but insubstantial thriller .
  22. TNT RoughCut
    Reviewed by: J. Rentilly
    10
    A James Bond crib, minus the exotic locales, hot chicks, and finesse.
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  23. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    10
    Ludicrous, impenetrable and headache-inducing.
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