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Get Carter
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 20 critic reviews
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Based on 14 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Suspense/Thriller
Written by:
Ted Lewis (novel Jack's Return Home)
David McKenna
Directed by: Stephen T. Kay
Release Date:
Theatrical: October 6, 2000
DVD: February 13, 2001
Running Time: 102 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for violence, language, some sexuality and drug content
Starring Sylvester Stallone, Miranda Richardson, Rachael Leigh Cook, Alan Cumming, Mickey Rourke, and Michael Caine
Hit man Jack Carter (Stallone), a mob enforcer in New York, returns to his hometown of Los Angeles for his brother's funeral. Realizing the death was not an accident, Carter seeks revenge.
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What The Critics Said
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TNT RoughCut Andy Klein
Kay doesn't seem to know the meaning of moderation.
Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
The only fun is in watching Stallone square off against Alan Cumming and Mickey Rourke.
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy
If the film doesn't touch the original, it doesn't hit rock bottom, either.
Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
A thuddingly dull remake of the 1971 crime drama starring Michael Caine.
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
It is not a terrible movie, and Stallone has appeared in far worse. It's just that, although diverting, it's too routine for its own good.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold
The movie around Stallone is fairly dreadful, so overly stylized and poorly written that it's always a struggle to stay oriented.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Larry Terenzi
McKenna's script is a frayed string and a contextual nightmare, peppered with puzzling references to the first film in a lame attempt at homage.
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Shot in shades of steely gray and streaked with near-constant rain, this gloomy revenge thriller is a sadistic cartoon.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
The film itself is a muddle, all rapid-fire step-edits and grainy, blue-filtered hokum. What is good is Stallone.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Jay Carr
A sodden-looking film.
Salon.com Charles Taylor
Stallone returns in a gangster remake that wears itself (and the audience) out trying to be cutting-edge stylish.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector
It's almost always night and almost always raining.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Bob Graham
This noir mystery is murkier than it needs to be, through no fault of Stallone's.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
Should you get Carter? Sure - but make it the Michael Caine classic Warner Bros. is releasing on video next week.
Washington Post Desson Thomson
If there's one piece of wisdom to be culled from this botched project, it's this: No one gets Carter.
Read Full Review >Variety Todd McCarthy
A useless remake of Mike Hodges' 1971 British gangland cult classic.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly John Patterson
If you've never seen the original, you may have no idea what's going on.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
The result is a throwaway story hidden beneath a messy jumble of weird camera angles, worthless editing tricks and an ill-placed, obnoxious score.
The New York Times A.O. Scott
So minimally plotted that not only does it lack subtext or context, but it also may be the world's first movie without even a text.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 4.1 (out of 10) based on 14 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
John C. gave it a 10:
Loved it these people are just plain idoits.
Yoon Min C. gave it a 3:
What invested the original so much with grim emotional power was the element of the stifling class divisions in British society. It was a great kitchen sink gangster movie. Caine was rebelling against the built-in priveleges in the hierarchical system that led to his brother dead and left him near powerless. To be sure, what with the dot.com millionaires of the 90s, this remake of Get Carter has some class elements too but it doesn't have the repressed anger of the original. And, it's also louder and more stupid because it's a Hollywood movie with Stallone mumbling most of his lines. If you thought some of the cockney accents were hard to catch in the original, forget about discerning Stallone's teutonic lunkhead babytalk.
Get Mulroneycakes gave it a 0:
Get Kay, more like. Surprisingly good cast, but this film is just intrinisically WRONG. IT'S WRONG.
Dingo R. gave it an 8:
Good chase scenes. Good one liners. If you don't like action don't bother. but when comparing apples to apples ... A good action flick.. Plot is straight forward action revenge.
Rich B. gave it a 10:
Either you get this kind of movie or you don't. If you do, this is a great film with an aspiring look and sound, with Stallone adding a perfect performance.
Elaine T. gave it a 0:
We walked out and got our money back about 10 minutes into the movie. It was shot too close, Stalone looked awful. His eyeliner was too obvious. The acting was embarrassing. Was there a plot? As I said, we couldn't stay to find out. Besides, I had to rearrange my sock drawer.
Ryan M. gave it a 2:
Please. If you're looking to make a film, make a film, don't make a ludicrous unwatchable media slammer.
