Its pulpy violent excess will tip over...into slightly more excessive excess. That's its silly, scuzzball joy.
80
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
Anyone looking for subtlety, character development or layered plotting will be disappointed, but action fans will find plenty to amuse them with this film that makes "Hard-Boiled" look restrained.
80
Village Voice
Unnamed
Extremely violent guilty pleasure of a thriller.
75
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
This wet dream for action junkies leaves out logic and motivation --you know, all the boring stuff.
67
The A.V. Club
Tasha Robinson
It's all meant as gory good fun, but once the novelty wears off half an hour in, the rest of the film is only meant for people who absolutely agree with Giamatti's character about that violence thing.