Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are heading toward Sommerton Junction where the police are preparing to make a last stand to intercept them before they cross the border. Owens is reluctant to become involved but ultimately joins in with the law enforcement efforts
Not the most iconic choice for Schwarzenegger to announce that he's back, but not one that's completely prefab, either.
– Tom Russo,
Boston Globe,
19 Jan 2013
rotten:
The result is diverting enough for a low-expectations Friday night, but the ingredients were in place for something more.
– Tom Huddleston,
Time Out,
22 Jan 2013
rotten:
Schwarzenegger can still hold the screen, but these days he grinds through his one-liners like a truck driver taking a steep hill ...
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
4 Feb 2013
fresh:
The movie's tongue in cheek humor will buy off most of the target audience. And Arnie? He's indestructible.
– Tom Charity,
CNN.com,
5 Feb 2013
rotten:
The weaponry is so ridiculously bountiful that the movie must be a defense against something. But it's just another lousy action movie. And for more than an hour, it's less than that.