Sabotage

Name: Sabotage
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: March 28, 2014
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 41
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Olivia Williams, Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard

2014

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Open Road Films | Release Date: March 28, 2014 | R

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Olivia Williams, Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard

Summary: Members of an elite DEA task force find themselves being taken down one by one after they rob a drug cartel safe house.

Director: David Ayer

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 109 min

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Richard Roeper

Mar 27, 2014

This brutal, bloody, dark and at times gruesomely funny thriller isn’t some David Fincher-esque mood piece where all the clues come together at the end. It’s more like a modern-day, Georgia version of a spaghetti Western. Read full review

Drew McWeeny

Apr 18, 2014

There's a great sense of rot to everything as shot by Bruce McCleery, and David Sardy's score is propulsive and appropriately caustic. What ultimately works about Sabotage is the way it so unabashedly plays rough. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

Mar 28, 2014

You’re thankful when Ayer stops trying to artistically tart up this Peckinpah-lite tale of vengeance and just lets his leading man do what he does best: blow the bad guys away. Read full review

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Mar 26, 2014

David Ayer’s latest, Sabotage, is a sloppy DEA whodunit, distinguished by its scatological humor and gore. Read full review

Robert Abele

Mar 27, 2014

Artificially jacked up to feel like mean but serious fun, Sabotage mostly flings blood, vengeance, testosterone and clichés to the wall to see what sticks. Read full review

Chris Cabin

Mar 27, 2014

There's no sense of visual artifice to match the ludicrous pitch of the script, and subsequently, the film comes off as awkward and uncertain. Read full review

Film.com Jordan Hoffman

Mar 27, 2014

Does this mean that Sabotage is a rich, morally complex story about the gray zone between good and evil? Hell, no. It just means it is a bungle. Read full review

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chrisjones914

Jul 22, 2014

I am a huge fan of David Ayer both as a writer and a director! He first caught my eye with End of Watch, then once again with Training Day! What I'm trying to say is that Sabotage did not disappoint, he has delivered yet another classic that I am more than happy to add to my collection! ItsI am a huge fan of David Ayer both as a writer and a director! He first caught my eye with End of Watch, then once again with Training Day! What I'm trying to say is that Sabotage did not disappoint, he has delivered yet another classic that I am more than happy to add to my collection! Its brutal, its bloody, its deep and its thought provoking! Well done David! Keep up the good work!… Expand

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Ronin_around

May 19, 2020

Great movie. Terrific shooting and moving. Realistic gore and character dialogue. Arnold is awesome as always.

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moviemitch96

Apr 10, 2014

Yes it's another mindless Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle, but that doesn't mean it isn't fun. It's got a pretty entertaining story and a lot of fun shootouts that is guaranteed to please die-hard fans of action. Acting is pretty standard for a type of movie like this, however, some of theYes it's another mindless Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle, but that doesn't mean it isn't fun. It's got a pretty entertaining story and a lot of fun shootouts that is guaranteed to please die-hard fans of action. Acting is pretty standard for a type of movie like this, however, some of the actors, such as Terence Howard and Sam Worthington felt a bit wasted, as they didn't get the screentime that they deserved. The most notable performance by far was Mireille Enos, who delivered an unexpectedly sinister performance. Overall, it may be somewhat forgettable, but for what it's worth, it's definitely entertaining throughout and not as bad as people and critics have been saying it is.… Expand

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mohamad91hk

Jul 5, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As same as most Arnold movies that focus on gunfights without solid story, action part was pretty good, but the performance & story were poor, Arnold's team were killed one by one In a brutal way, but I didn't see any reaction from Arnold or his team!!! Also at the end, the truth revealed by a silly conversation between Arnold & Mireille while she was dying!! Really!! One of the worst twist I have ever seen.

If you just want to watch a gunfight movie and you don't care about the story, you can watch it.… Expand

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CallMePaul

Dec 5, 2014

I have to say, I wasn't expecting that much going into the movie. However, I did not expected to be as bad as it was. Unfortunately, Arnold Schwarzenegger is completely out of his element here. It is obvious throughout the whole movie that this was a script that was just not for him. NotI have to say, I wasn't expecting that much going into the movie. However, I did not expected to be as bad as it was. Unfortunately, Arnold Schwarzenegger is completely out of his element here. It is obvious throughout the whole movie that this was a script that was just not for him. Not even saying that the script is that good. In fact it's awful. Horrible dialogue with swears left and right. The amount of foul language and this movie is ridiculous and completely unnecessary. I'm no stranger to foul language, but it needs to be used correctly. For example in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained foul language was used beautifully. Here it's just there for the sake of being there. Almost everyone in this movie cannot act other than Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sam Worthington. The action sequences are fun and enjoyable. But in that way where it's just amusing to see people blow up and die. There was no real rhyme or reason to it and the action sequences were few and far between. All in all it was a terrible movie, with a terrible script, terrible acting, terrible plot, and two actors who did their best to carry the movie but no matter how hard they try there would be no saving this disaster.… Expand

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Blairforce

Dec 8, 2014

Why does Olivia Williams have to fake a terrible accent when The Schwartz doesn't? And what's with the editing? Did the wrong reel get dumped? The scene at Tripod's cabin made me wonder if I was slipping - were we 5-seconds behind the fight? But he saw him for a minute... It was mud. And theWhy does Olivia Williams have to fake a terrible accent when The Schwartz doesn't? And what's with the editing? Did the wrong reel get dumped? The scene at Tripod's cabin made me wonder if I was slipping - were we 5-seconds behind the fight? But he saw him for a minute... It was mud. And the amazing writing at the cabin; "It's beautiful" -I thought she was being sarcastic.
-This was a $35M budget, Come-on!… Expand

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Patrick94

Oct 8, 2014

Utter crap. Pretty much every single person in this movie is annoying. The story is just there as an excuse for people to shoot each other. Total waste of acting talent, seeing as there are quite a few actors/actresses starring that I actually like. Oh, and the cursing, completelyUtter crap. Pretty much every single person in this movie is annoying. The story is just there as an excuse for people to shoot each other. Total waste of acting talent, seeing as there are quite a few actors/actresses starring that I actually like. Oh, and the cursing, completely over-the-top unnecessary. And I'm not one to hate a movie just because of the amount of swearing in it. The Big Lebowski is one of my favourite films.… Expand

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