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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreCranston takes small bites of this Beef Jerky Tartar script and chews, chews chews — savoring every corny fake-Russian line like the voice actor he was before “Breaking Bad” made him a star.
- 60Total FilmNeil SmithTotal FilmNeil SmithTwists pile as high as corpses before an overcooked ending sends things spiraling into silliness.
- 60The TelegraphJenny McCartneyThe TelegraphJenny McCartneyThe real revelation is Alice Eve, who gives a strikingly direct and affecting portrait of a woman in a desperate situation. Still, after too many pat plot twists and one nauseatingly slow death, I wished the film surrounding her were a little fresher.
- 40The GuardianXan BrooksThe GuardianXan BrooksEven Cranston looks to be on auto-pilot here: he comes stomping through the action with a perma-scowl that suggests that his break from playing Walter White is little more than a busman's holiday.
- 40Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichAs the screws turn, and the double crosses begin, the film sinks under the weight of its own ridiculousness. (The ever-reliable Cranston’s thick Euro-villain accent actually turns out to be one of the least ludicrous elements.)
- 40The DissolveMike D'AngeloThe DissolveMike D'AngeloAs Walter White, Cranston proved he possesses more menacing charisma than anyone would have previously imagined, but that doesn’t mean he can fill a complete vacuum with his penetrating stare.
- 30Village VoiceMichael NordineVillage VoiceMichael NordineMost of the film's major happenings are either illogical or, much more damningly, not especially thrilling.
- The Breaking Bad star — who looks here not unlike the Heisenberg of last season — can’t buoy material so thin that it would’ve barely supported an episode of "The Killing."
- 12Slant MagazineTomas HachardSlant MagazineTomas HachardTze Chun's film exudes no flair in rehashing the violence and suspense of its predictable noir-thriller material.