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40 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangParing down narrative and character concerns in favor of a breathtaking application of pure thriller technique, Soderbergh's latest picture is a lean, efficient exercise tossed off with his customary sangfroid and wickedly dry sense of humor.
- 80EmpireEmpireA fresh, muscular payback movie shot through with Soderbergh's mischievous indie-spirit. Whether Gina Carano is the new Angelina or the new Cynthia Rothrock, only time will tell...
- 80Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonWhere faux-empowering "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" confines sexual power play to the old rape-revenge matrix, Haywire is a real war-of-the-sexes tournament, briskly paced with a tickling sense of black humor.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThis is one of the director's mainstream efforts, although his penchant for the offbeat and oddly artistic has not been completely reined in. But there's plenty of unsparing, bone-crunching violence to dismiss the idea that Soderbergh is making an art film in disguise.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe script makes no attempt to assert its plausibility or realism; it is, instead, refreshingly frank about what it is, a simple, workable framework for the melees and mayhem.
- Streamlined, beautifully shot and casually thrilling, Haywire's superior action fun should hopefully draw audiences eager for R-rated, no-frills fare.
- 50Slant MagazineSlant MagazineIf anything, Haywire is most closely linked to last year's "Contagion," a kindred effort in style, theme, and value-marring detachment.
- 40Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichThere's shockingly little thrill in watching Carano bounce off walls and pummel antagonists.