The Foreigner
STX Entertainment | Release Date: October 13, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
8
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
New York Daily NewsEthan SacksOct 12, 2017
Now that’s a kick in the head: A Western filmmaker is taking Jackie Chan seriously. The Foreigner, however, takes him a little too seriously. Read full review
60
VarietyPeter DebrugeOct 10, 2017
The Foreigner amounts to an above-average but largely by-the-numbers action movie in which Chan does battle with generic thugs and shadowy political forces. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterClarence TsuiOct 10, 2017
While Brosnan has quite a few opportunities to show his acting chops, Chan makes do with less.... In any case, it’s good to see Chan swapping his happy-go-lucky persona for two hours for some gravitas as a tragic rogue with a marked past. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTom RussoOct 13, 2017
If the movie can’t maintain its interest in Chan, why should we? This narrative splice job simply doesn’t hold together. Call it a taut mess or a hot mess, take your pick. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneKatie WalshOct 12, 2017
Despite its literary origins, the film feels a bit like a writer tossed a few darts at a board labeled with aging action stars and various terrorist groups and just decided to make it work. Read full review
50
ConsequenceClint WorthingtonOct 12, 2017
Despite the bait-and-switch of Chan’s limited presence in the film, The Foreigner is slightly better than it appears on paper. Chan and Brosnan offer believable, intense performances, and Campbell coaxes Chan’s style into an abrasive brutality with moments of occasional invention. Read full review
42
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallOct 12, 2017
Jackie Chan, master of martial arts comedy, wishes to be taken seriously as an actor. Seriously. The Foreigner is no place to start and a smart place to finish. Read full review
42
IndieWireDavid EhrlichOct 11, 2017
The two plot strands are ostensibly linked by an act of indiscriminate violence, but they’re so clumsily threaded together that it just calls attention to the stitch-work. Read full review
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