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33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleOne of the smartest action thrillers to come along in the past few years. It's also one of the freshest.
- 75Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezMay not reinvent the wheel, but its expertly delivered thrills would hit the spot at any time of year.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerDesmond RyanPhiladelphia InquirerDesmond RyanSome movie-goers will be more annoyed than surprised by the finale.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThis new heist movie by the great thriller director John Frankenheimer flails around like its own dysfunctional gang of casino robbers.
- 60Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversIt bristles with the brute force he brought to 1986's underrated "52 Pick-Up."
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanDisplays no ambition to be anything more than a synthetic sense-jolt conveyor of the week.
- 50Dallas ObserverBill GalloDallas ObserverBill GalloIn this beautifully devious, exceptionally well-made entertainment, Mr. John Frankenheimer does it all, and more, with the assurance of an old master.
- 40SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinThe picture is an empty parlor trick, but it's carried out with a master's concentration.
- 40Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIts twisty film noir world of down-on-their-luck men and unfathomable women is vintage B-picture material, but, in the grand B tradition, the games it plays are more ambitious than successful.
- 8Portland OregonianDiana Abu-JaberPortland OregonianDiana Abu-JaberWhile you may like comedies and you make like thrillers, this film does neither of the above with any pizazz.