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Kill Point, The
EMAILPRINTMINISERIES: Spike TV, begins Sunday 7/22 at 9:00p
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 13 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 101 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Drama
Created By: James DeMonaco
First Air Date: July 22, 2007
Summary
Starring Donnie Wahlberg, and John Leguizamo
Horst Cali (Wahlberg), Pittsburgh's hostage negotiator, is called in to end the standoff with Mr. Wolf (Leguizamo).
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
TV GuideMatt Roush
With echoes of Tarantino and "Dog Day Afternoon," this tough, unusually well-cast eight-hour "event" series is an instantly gripping winner.
Read Full Review >USA TodayRobert Bianco
Kill Point gets off to a strong start with a tense outing driven along by two strong, combative performances.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Wahlberg and Leguizamo flex their acting muscles in nearly every scene, and co-exec producer/director Steve Shill finds the right angle to keep the story taut.
Read Full Review >Arizona RepublicRandy Cordova
Making the show interesting is the face-off of two solid actors in the lead roles.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
It's the sort of thing that gives popular entertainment a good name.
Read Full Review >New York PostLinda Stasi
The best thing about The Kill Point right off is the stars. The casting is perfect, especially the leads - the always magnetic Donnie Wahlberg and the fascinatingly good John Leguizamo
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
That said, the performances are generally sharp (the broad cast notably includes two alums of "The Wire," JD Williams and Michael K. Williams), and Leguizamo's exchanges with Wahlberg - cast in yet another steely cop role - have a rugged edge.
Read Full Review >Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
While the first hour is marred by clunky dialogue, characters making unbelievable decisions and disappointing performances from a few supporting players, the second hour offers more fully developed characters and better plot twists.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
The Kill Point is quite enjoyable, gripping and predictable in equal parts, almost a mercifully abbreviated "24."
Read Full Review >LA WeeklyRobert Abele
I’m not saying things won’t probably reach the kind of explosive, blazing-guns-and-body-count conclusion Spike TV loyalists expect - bad guys must meet bad ends - but until then I feel confident that the mostly well-made The Kill Point will honor the glories of chesslike suspense storytelling, and the drama of how to prevent mayhem from happening.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
The Kill Point will distend long before it ends. And that's too bad, because the opening two hours, are engaging.
Read Full Review >New York MagazineJohn Leonard
The two principals are compelling, the two-hour pilot has some grit, and we are obviously going to get the backstory of everybody on the floor of the bank.
Read Full Review >SalonHeather Havrilesky
Even with lots of twitchy posttraumatic stress on display, The Kill Point feels like something of a retread.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 101 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
[Anonymous] gave it a10:
loved this show...sad to see it end! John L. and Donnie W. are fantastic...hope to see them in more tv shows.....
Don 0311 gave it a4:
The plot is decent, but I apologize, I have to be the "angry Marine" who is disappointed with how my service is portrayed. I'm not offended that the writers chose Marines to be the bad guys, however I am pretty much disgusted with how most of America is indifferent with differentiating soldiers from Marines. Maybe coming from an overtrained eye (I'm sure this isn't the case), I know Marines don't exactly engage firefights like how the bank robbers did. Nonetheless, I do know that Marines do not refer to each other as "soldiers" blah blah blah... high and tights... blah blah blah... corpsman not medic... blah blah blah. Maybe I'm angry because I've been trained to have an over-sensitivity to attention-to-detail. I don't know, that's just me. All in all- 7 for plot, 5 for possibly good intentions/effort, and 0 for accuracy= Overall, 4. Semper Fi soliders, uh I mean, Marines.
Joseph P. gave it a10:
I would like to see this on dvd.
candace B. gave it a10:
I thought this miniseries was the best i have ever seen although i was sad about the ending considering i love mr.wolf he stole the show for me yet i really took to the political view this show gave about the war it hurts my feelings to see that this is in how our soldiers are being treated i hope that they make more series with either john leguizamo or donnie wahlberg.
D. M. gave it a10:
I generally don't watch miniseries but this one was fantastic- I actually looked forward for Sunday to see the next episode.All the characters played their roles to the height.
Stephanie C. gave it a10:
This is the best series ever except that wolf has to live for the next series. Because everyone wants more kill point. please give us more. Love everyone on the set. Especially wolf!!!!!!1
MARY H gave it a10:
Stupendous, riviting, superbly acted, couldn't wait until the next episode. But--my heart bled for Wolf and I "bonded" with him thru it all. Mary.
