Rotten
Ultimately, the take-away from "Beyond the Reach" is this: Don't go into the desert with a guy in a blazer. Even if he offers you a martini.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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Beyond the Reach
Overview
A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert.
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Rotten
A deadly, desert-set game of cat and mouse that is tired and beyond plausibility.
Brad Wheeler, Globe and Mail
Rotten
"Beyond the Reach" is a grueling, unsatisfying thriller that fails the logic test in spectacular ways.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Douglas is in his element and the throwback, stylized look of the production makes Beyond the Reach an entertaining hit of escapist fun.
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
Rotten
There's not much here: The characters are paper-thin, and the action is slow, at times agonizingly so.
Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer
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