73
Metascore
25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAs the film, with its haunting score and inspired use of popular music, builds flawlessly to its resounding conclusion, it is accompanied by a pitch-dark humor that grows out of the sheer absurdity of the city's daily body count.
- 90Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversSetting it against the backdrop of a wanton city under siege, Schroeder crafts a film of whiplash urgency.
- 90New Times (L.A.)David EhrensteinNew Times (L.A.)David EhrensteinOne of the most genuinely shocking films you'll ever see.
- 90Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterIt's sad, funny, shocking and completely unlike any movie in a dozen years.
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldAn utterly nihilistic, harrowingly upsetting vision of hell on earth.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannA marvelous film.
- 70Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterThe performances can be stiff, but a kinetic mix of anxiety, dread, and numbed resignation is always palpable.
- 50Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowThe blend of chic histrionics and ultra-bright daylight imagery make much of the movie resemble a network soap opera with an on-location interlude. It looks as cheap as life is held in Medellin.
- 50USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkThe movie itself IS dull, however. The characters never engage our interest, and the relentless violence grows monotonous.