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Metascore
20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyIf the film doesn't touch the original, it doesn't hit rock bottom, either.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe only fun is in watching Stallone square off against Alan Cumming and Mickey Rourke.
- 38Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrA sodden-looking film.
- 30Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorIt's almost always night and almost always raining.
- 30SalonCharles TaylorSalonCharles TaylorStallone returns in a gangster remake that wears itself (and the audience) out trying to be cutting-edge stylish.
- 25New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickShould you get Carter? Sure - but make it the Michael Caine classic Warner Bros. is releasing on video next week.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamSan Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamThis noir mystery is murkier than it needs to be, through no fault of Stallone's.
- 20Film.comSean MeansFilm.comSean MeansSly, slick and slow.
- 12New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe result is a throwaway story hidden beneath a messy jumble of weird camera angles, worthless editing tricks and an ill-placed, obnoxious score.
- 10The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottSo minimally plotted that not only does it lack subtext or context, but it also may be the world's first movie without even a text.