82
Metascore
34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Baltimore SunAnn HornadayBaltimore SunAnn HornadayThis audacious hybrid of cinematic styles is pure entertainment.
- 100New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanAn extraordinary experience: an original and brilliant combination of comedy, action and sophisticated political comment -- the best American movie of the year thus far.
- 100New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardA daring, teeth-grinding experience that doesn't let the viewer rest easy.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranOff-and-on cynical and sentimental, Russell's darkly comic tale shows how much can be done with familiar material when you're burning to do things differently and have the gifts to pull that off.
- 90Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonEnormously entertaining.
- 90SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirOne of the most exciting Hollywood action films in years, and the best Vietnam movie since "Apocalypse Now."
- 90TNT RoughCutChristopher BrandonTNT RoughCutChristopher BrandonIt's full of energy and drops an emotional bomb with its unexpected tale of reluctant heroes.
- 83Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakSeattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakAs entertaining as it is a viable, political message destined to make viewers rethink their stance on war.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanSo overstuffed with random fireworks that despite its politics, it's easy to imagine the film getting a four-star rave from Bush or Saddam.
- 75USA TodaySusan WloszczynaUSA TodaySusan WloszczynaVisual pyrotechnics and dark humor aside, Three Kings rules because it dares to dig for such truths, whether banal or significant.