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2015
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Positive Reviews
10
Negative reviews
3
Average Rating
2.9
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2.5
Theres nothing remotely fresh about this revival, but tight pacing and an overqualified cast keep things zipping along nicely, which may not be enough ..
Variety
2.5
The actors chew the lurid, shopworn material up to bits, savoring it like a Royale with cheese.
2.5
Eventually an unexpected plot development materializes, adding a satisfying element of surprise and perversely karmic payback.
3.5
Yet it doesnt feel like a mere imitation; it has too much wit and too many striking performances for that.
The New York Times
1.7
You may not see it coming because it means nothing.It serves nothing.
Paste Magazine
2.5
Working from a glib, chatty script by Robert Lowell thats not as cleverly hatched as it likes to think it is, Haley whips it into something reasonably ..
3.0
Perhaps its his odd manner of perfectly teetering between grinning charisma and sociopathic lunacy.
The Young Folks
3.0
Digressive glibness has been the obligatory mode for crime movies since the 1990s, popularized by Quentin Tarantino via Elmore Leonard and Seinfeld.
Village Voice
2.5
Director/co star Jackie Earle Haley and his cast serve up a solid slice of Tarantino lite. But the script unravels with weak third act and over explai ..
Rogers Movie Nation
3.0
A mixture of violence, comedy, and loquaciousness, the picture is reminiscent of the many knockoffs that found release after Pulp Fiction became a phe ..
Blu Ray
3.1
Sadly, Travoltas hard working wig doesnt get its own screen credit.
New York Post
3.5
Pulp Fiction vibes enhance the show.Pay close attention so youll know whats happening before your eyes or you might miss a big surprise.
Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
Its not an original premise by any means, but Travolta has so much fun with it that its hard not to crack a smile.
Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
The diverting if derivative crime drama, directed by Jackie Earle Haley, comes laced with equal parts comedy and lurid violence, a la Quentin Tarantin ..
Cleve Land
3.8
Movie review of Criminal Activities: This sneaky, snaky little crime thriller has some pretty impressive plot twists.John Travolta stars.
Seattle Times
3.1
The banter between the friends registers as authentic, and the mood nicely shifts between black comedy and bloodletting.Few directors could pull off t ..
Hollywood Into To
3.0
However, theres a certain confidence and energy on display that keeps things ticking nicely throughout the film, which strangely has more of a 90s fee ..
Cairo 360
3.0
The screenplay piles it on with extra storylines, all of which give no nuance to the characters or make any of the conflict more exciting or original.
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