A down-the-line thriller, plain, fast and efficient.
– ,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
[It] is more memorable for its characters than for its high style, more a series of energetic scenes than a collection of handsome imagery. It has life, ferocity and humor in place of icy, stylized elegance, and that seems more than a fair trade.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
fresh:
The movie's story is nothing to write home about. It's pretty routine. What makes the movie special is how it's made. Nolte and Murphy are good, and their dialogue is good, too -- quirky and funny.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
All in all, a superior genre piece, if not the height of Hill's artistry.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Mar 2007
rotten:
Neither jokes nor fast, flashy action can completely distract audiences from the failure to establish an authentic, rather than a purely conventional connection between Nolte and Murphy.