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6.8 out of 10

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 37
  3. Negative: 1 out of 37
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Sheri Linden
    90
    Less giddy and more cohesive than the original, the film doesn't waste time, plunging almost directly into a spectacular heist.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Robert Learner
    60
    Heist movies seem pretty quaint and analog in our era where high stakes crime is primarily electronic in nature. But until someone can make embezzlement cinematically interesting, we’re left with theft and this movie just gets away with it.
  3. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    25
    A triumph for the machines, more proof that we do indeed live in the Matrix.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 44
  3. Negative: 5 out of 44
  1. MattC.
    10
    Cool.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  2. savannahrummel
    7
    Intelligent action, nothing too absurd, and great acting. Theron and Wahlberg have chemistry, and all the other characters work well together. Overall, a very satisfying movie.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. adoru
    5
    Fun movie, but rather dumb. They make so many poor choices leading up to the heist that the suspension of disbelief is non-existent. Unlike the Ocean's crew, these guys not only do things in the most un-slick, non subtle way possible, but they leave gaping holes in the plan and just make bad choices. Like having the gang leader's daughter spy on the antagonist as a cable repairwoman. Really? You don't think he might have seen her before, working with him all those years? If you can set aside all the logic problems, it's a fun movie with a great pulse. Edward Norton is always awesome, even as a sniveling bad guy. But intelligent this movie is not.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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