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37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 85Film.comJordan HoffmanFilm.comJordan HoffmanThere are countless clever dialogue parries as well as some quite outstanding rants. It definitely takes the movie outside of the world of pure realism, but the theatricality is well worth it.
- 83The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe PlaylistKevin JagernauthWhile there's no doubt that Shepard's film is frequently laugh-out-loud funny and impressively, wittily written, with a finely tuned ear for the perfect bit of foul language, it stumbles slightly on the story side.
- 70VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeShepard balances a livelier-than-life script with striking, super-saturated images, which makes the film feel bigger than it is.
- 60Total FilmJames MottramTotal FilmJames MottramShepard’s film is fun but forgettable in the first hour, then disappointing in the final third. But Law’s raucous turn keeps you watching.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyRichard Shepard’s film is far from dull, but it just doesn’t feel like the real thing, more like an artificial construct inspired by pumped-up crime favorites from a couple of decades ago.
- 40EmpireDan JolinEmpireDan JolinBitty and frustrating, its bigger laughs are set against some off-balance storytelling and crude comedy. Not one to take your nan to.
- 40Time Out LondonDave CalhounTime Out LondonDave CalhounThere are only so many scenes anyone can take of Law (never suited to the geezer role) strutting down streets shooting his gob off. If it was all in service of a smart story, so be it. But it isn’t.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawEveryone is trying way too hard and Dom's final speech is toe-curlingly misjudged and charmless.
- 25Slant MagazineChris CabinSlant MagazineChris CabinThat Dom is so clearly an up-to-11 caricature, embodied with reliable pizzazz by Jude Law, makes the sentimental moments feel especially false.