The thriller framework is still familiar, but the results exhibit a welcome freshness.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
If watched from a mildly amused, forgiving distance, the movie has its enjoyable moments -- good and campy.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Constructed from so many ideas, characters and situations recycled from other movies that all the way down the river I kept thinking: Been there. Done that.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
O'Neill proves to be a squeamish screenwriter. He doesn't allow his villain to do anything truly unnerving until the story's nearly done.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The perfect high old time for audiences in the mood to be tossed into the spin cycle for a pulse-pounding thrill ride.