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73 out of 100

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7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

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  • Starring: Peter Fonda, Terence Stamp
  • Summary: Acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh's latest film follows the exploits of Wilson (Stamp), a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. (Artisan Entertainment)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Edward Guthmann
    100
    A first-rate crime thriller and further proof that Soderbergh is one of our great contemporary film stylists.
  2. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    100
    Makes a term like neo-noir seem like a fatuous catch phrase.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    60
    A jaggedly impressionistic reverie.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. JoelW.
    10
    On the surface [and in the trailer] The Limey appears to be a cold blooded hard-knock revenge movie. It is something very different. This emotive slow burning thriller is full of wonderful understated acting, appropriately disconcerting music, great dialogue and fantastic editing. This last element adds a lot of richness to the story and made me ask 'Is this all a flash-back or flash-forward?'. There's room to think in this film. We watch Wilson remember and regret. The use of footage from an old Stamp movie which really shouldn't work, does. The film promises more blood-and-guts than it delivers and it is this restraint, along with the dry humor and narrative balance which make this one of my favorite films.… Expand
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  2. RichR.
    10
    One of the best movies I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot more than you have! Great acting, insane editing, fantastic dialog, great story of revenge, wonderful West Coast/LA footage, who couldn't like this? Anyone who thinks it's slow and boring isn't watching, or perhaps noticing, the subtle stuff, the stuff that pulls this movie over the line of reality/fantasy and back., again and again.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. ClaytonL.
    4
    Terrible. Another gangster movie with unconvincing actors.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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