A movie which gets the job done as simply, efficiently and intelligently as possible.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
13 Jul 2001
fresh:
A sturdily diverting old fashioned heist thriller.
– Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jul 2001
fresh:
Contains The Scene, a precious sequence already destined for infinite repetition.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
16 Jul 2001
fresh:
Restoring the seductive style of the no-nonsense procedural heist movie to complete luster, this is the kind of pic that knows the difference between being masculine and being macho.
– Robert Koehler,
Variety,
18 Jul 2001
rotten:
Manages to waste a prestigious cast on a tediously long-winded caper plot.