63
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe movie is one of To's typically tangled meditations on the smearing of good and evil, in moments where instinct overcomes morality. And ultimately, To cares less about the motivations of opposing forces than about the spectacular collisions they produce.
- 75TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTaut, cynical thriller.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleIt takes just the first shot to get sucked into Breaking News, the latest bit of destruction from mayhem master Johnnie To, and it's a doozy.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckProlific Hong Kong lenser Johnnie To delivers another solid action picture with this latest effort, a cops and robbers yarn with social commentary mixed in along the way.
- 60VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyAn interesting idea comes over only half-formed in Johnnie To's Breaking News, an effective Hong Kong crimer that partly returns to the realistic style of some of his late '90s dramas, but never properly knits its theme of media manipulation into pic's punchy thriller format.
- 60The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisIt's a slam-dunk of an opener in a film filled with terrifically choreographed action and very little on its mind.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceWell executed but ultimately unsatisfying, Breaking News centers its cops-and-robbers plot around a clever meta-media twist that nevertheless fails to transcend gimmickry.