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Hit and Run
U/A (INDIA)
2012
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Positive Reviews
45
Negative reviews
31
Average Rating
2.7
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3.0
If only it accomplished everything it set out to do, it would be a model for anyone looking to revive the sort of genre fare that kept drive ins in bu ..
Av Club
4.5
It also doesnt rush the films dialogue, which is one of the films strengths.
Den Of Geek
3.0
That these asides prove more fun than the central action is what gives Hit & Run its flavor: tasty at times, even if the film evaporates as you watch ..
EW
4.4
This classic car is necessary for the same reason all classic cars are used in movies: Most contemporary cars look generic.
Rogerebert
3.0
The rape and race jokes will be a dealbreaker for some, but if youre not easily offended, this could be a guilty pleasure pick.
Common Sense Media
2.0
The movie has no distinctive style despite oodles of charm, but Birbiglias perspective carries it along.
Indie Wire
4.0
It is not quite a great film, but it is a very good one, and I absolutely recommend it as one of the most satisfying cinematic experiences of the summ ..
We Got This Covered
1.5
And its that very knowingness thats the undoing of Hit and Runway.
Austin Chronicle
1.3
Far more frustrating than the films banally conventional plot structure is its characters lack of depth.
1.5
Unfortunately, such enthusiasm doesnt negate the films overly familiar genre movie aesthetic.
Screen Daily
3.0
Dont go looking for high speed chase and state of the art shoot outs.
ETimes (TOI)
3.5
Its an enjoyable ride, though the filmmakers push some gags close to the breaking point.
The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
The bland title would have been more accurate were it Hit & Miss, but the film is repeatedly saved from being a simple exercise in overkill by Shepard ..
3.4
And its a perfect place to start, as the whole film is an ode to romanceperhaps specifically their romancedisguised as an action comedy.
Paste Magazine
2.0
Danos Calvin works out that every new line of his novel can dictate her behaviour, but shouldnt the perfect girlfriend be one with free will.This arre ..
Telegraph
3.0
The benefit of having friends fill the film, besides the sheer talent, is that it makes for good chemistry on screen; not surprisingly, the best is be ..
2.5
We could probably use more clever writing and lively action on a tight shooting schedule and scant budget.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
A cast of great charm is not enough to cover the many tonal and story issues in Dax Shepards second film as director.
2.0
The movie neither asks nor answers this question, and whether they assumed you were too stupid to ask it or didnt even think about it in the fun of ma ..
Cinema Blend
3.5
Done up in the style of a seventies Burt Reynolds flick (picture GATOR crossed with SMOKEY & THE BANDIT) opting for a healthy dose of good olaboy styl ..
JoBlo
2.5
As an action comedy, its a fairly good time; though whether its a good enough time for theater ticket price is highly debatable.
Screen Rant
3.1
Fortunately, the chases are sporadically interrupted for chatter, the aforementioned clever brand.
The Globe And Mail
3.1
A B movie throwback, meant to be seen at a drive in, where you can make out during the dull parts or honk your horn as Arnold runs his poor minivan in ..
Philly
1.9
Its a goofy caper that turns savage.The comedy is light but appealing.
Philly
1.9
(Im sure Tarantino would get a kick out being compared to Mozart.).And the ending is so flaccid that it takes a few minutes to realize that the climax ..
ReelViews
2.0
It should trigger a dormant recklessness thats frowned upon in daily life, creating a surge of pedal to the metal daydreams. Hit and Run doesnt bring ..
Blu Ray
3.8
Its silly and cheerful, but at its core, Shepard has written a decent relationship drama into it.
Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
This is neither funny nor suspenseful, but it does feature some cool looking cars, and Tom Arnold delivers some decent pratfalls as an accident prone ..
Chicago Reader
1.3
It says something that something so bland looks better than everything else.
Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
Its uneven, but its good nature and friends making a movie vibe is more winning than not.
3.8
Like the muscle cars it lovingly features, Hit and Run idles effectively, revs and takes off with frisky energy, and knows just when to cruise.
Usa Today
2.0
Tom Arnold is entertaining as a US marshal with anger issues and unpredictable firearms technique, and the car chases are mildly diverting, but the fi ..
Radio Times
2.5
While the film has a smattering of charms and laughs here and there, it makes its now 35 year old inspiration feel like an Oscar contender in comparis ..
Screen It
2.5
The trouble with Hit & Run is that it cant sustain its trippy effervescence. Despite a few scrappy twists and turns, its ultimately a dead end.
Rolling Stone
1.5
One way to understand the form of Walther Ruttmanns Berlin, Symphony of a Great City, is to see it as producing states of flow that reinforce a flat o ..
Pop Matters
2.5
You can respect this screenplay for the way it self consciously teeters on the edge of bad taste without going over and still not laugh very much.
The Wrap
2.5
All promising enough for a romp, but the ensembles overly cozy camaraderie seeps into the entire film.
News Day
2.5
Burt Reynolds and Sally Field theyre not, but you could do worse for mindless late summer entertainment than Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell in Hit & Run ..
New York Post
4.5
This is, one supposes, technically a car chase movie, but is it ever so much more!
Film Journal International ..
3.5
A somewhat offbeat romance shifts gears and becomes something more menacing and violent.
Az Central
3.1
The result is like a student film made by pros, weirdly idiosyncratic but efficiently paced.
Boston
3.1
When Shepards on, though, hes really on. Theres hardly anything rote or predictable about Hit & Run, other than its title.
Boston
5.0
You comedy theorists may know the answer, but please keep it to yourselves.
Npr
3.8
The movie is no triumph of storytelling, but its a fine example of colorful filmmaking.
Star Tribune
3.8
Alternately edgy and sweet, fast but never furious, and anchored by a strong script and a solid cast (save one), Hit & Run is a road trip movie thats ..
Toronto Star
3.0
Worse, beneath the films seemingly tough facade hides a soft, naive and moralistic narrative that rehashes old fashioned but basically invalid cliches ..
Emanuellevy
2.0
Car lovers will enjoy this, but theres something disconcertingly serious about all the motor love, and despite some nice comedy ideas, there arent too ..
Guardian
3.0
Its highly entertaining with cameos by several of the directors pals and pit stops for delivering sub Tarantino dialogue.
Guardian
2.0
Neither is the film genuinely funny enough to be anything more than a silly slapstick comedy without much stick to slap.
Reel Talk Reviews
5.0
His baby is Charlie.Again, the filmmakers push the comedy to the edge of farce, but hold it on the brink to make sure the film retains its dark, edgy ..
3.0
Susan Grangers review of Hit & Run (Open Road) Revving up its raunchy, R rated engine, this car chase caper comedy is the story of Charlie Bronson, a. ..
Susang Ranger
1.9
Hit & Run is merely the latest picture, more modestly scaled than most, to give the catch all notion of the B movie a bad name, deserving of a new cat ..
Chicago Tribune
2.0
ITS one of those genres they just dont bother with any more.In the 1970s, you could barely move for films concerning wise cracking rebels driving dang ..
The Irish Times
2.0
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Total Film
2.5
Click the book to read the first chapter and for ordering information.
Tony Medley
2.5
But dont expect much more than drifting and abrupt turns, both with the cars and the plot.
Groucho Reviews
2.5
If youre looking for laughs that come fast and furious, Hit & Run may be a bit of a letdown, but if youre in the mood for a romantic comedy with a lit ..
Movies Tv Guide
2.5
As the main character in Hit & Run, a witness protection program subject who drives his girlfriend to a job interview in Los Angeles, writer and co di ..
The Age
2.0
HIT AND RUN General release ALMOST certainly, this unremarkable chase comedy would have gone straight to DVD if not for the involvement of familiar TV ..
The Age
1.0
Yes, its that stupid.However let it be said that the movie is timely.
Maki At The Movies
3.0
Hit and Run certainly delivers a good hit first up, starting out as a sassy, witty and somewhat off kilter romantic comedy with some laugh out loud on ..
Nz Herald
2.5
That cheap stretch for laughs doesnt quite coincide with Shepard and Bells statement that theyll wait to get married until everyone can.
Red Eye Chicago
3.1
It is the genuine central relationship that turns this off the wall free for all into more than just a throwaway romp.
Dustin Put Man
3.0
Audiences out for a bit of mindless fun will probably enjoy this raucous road movie, but only if they can look past comedy that relies on jokes about ..
Contact Music
1.0
The sudden announcement is little more than an excuse to set up a series of tepid vehicle chases.
Ar Kansas Online
1.5
Though the movie offers muscle cars operating at unsafe speed, the chases themselves seem flat and mundane, much like Shepard and Palmers filmmaking.
Hollywood And Fine
3.0
Its funny without trying too hard to be funny.There are some intelligent, level headed exchanges in the car between Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell that ..
The Film Pie
2.6
Its a rather lackluster experience that grows increasingly inane and lazy with too many jokes that fall flat.
Nyc Movie Guru
1.5
It doesnt just blow a flat tire. Think of all the Shalit esque puns you can about a disastrous experience in a car and apply them to this lurching mes ..
Hollywood Chicago
3.0
Unfortunately, lots of the humor falls flat so the film struggles when the action comes to a halt.
Cinemix Tape
3.0
Breaking cover results in cross country car chases, and this action comedy is just as inclined to take off road digressions into domestic spats, an oc ..
Scots Man
3.0
For all of its flaws, it achieves its chief goal: to put the pedal to the metal for some good, goofy fun, squealing the tires as often as possible alo ..
No La
3.0
Youre really not missing much.But if any of this makes you grin even a little, then youre probably around my age, and you should rent this next time y ..
Or Lando Weekly
3.0
Cooper sports a spectacular mane of dreadlocked blonde hair that really does deserve its own sentence, and that is what Im providing for it right now.
Streaming Quickflix
3.8
The rom com/car chase back and forth doesnt always work, but a fun story and affable cast keep things moving fluidly.
Denver Post
3.0
Lurching from picket fence sweetness to screwball comedy, its a hit and miss affair thats largely forgettable beyond its pairing of Shepherd and Bell.
The National
3.0
A trident of terrifically earthy performances grounds this sharp, twist laden romantic comedy.
Tiny Url
4.0
Sometimes films just need to be fun, and in the pure entertainment stakes Dax Shepards Hit & Run does a pretty good job at delivering.
Trespass Mag
3.5
The direction is fine though I did get tired of seeing cars doing donuts in parking lots over and over and over again.Kudos to whoever put the soundtr ..
Media Mikes
3.0
Ill be darned if I didnt like the characters. Theyre fun, often unpredictable and reasonably humorous.
Movie Chambers
2.0
Synopsis The chase is on when getaway driver turned informant Charlie Bronson (Dax Shepard) busts out of the Witness Protection Program to help his le ..
Sky
0.0
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Richard Roeper
1.9
Needless to say, those involved fall short of the mark.While Shepard and Bell are certainly likable and obviously have great affection for one another ..
Illinois Times
3.0
While it may not be the most riveting premise, Shepard and co director David Palmer manage to inject enough goofy energy and pleasingly off kilter mom ..
Hey U Guys
1.5
At one point three cars go round and round in circles.Much like this film does.
Rajeev Masand
2.3
Its only when these machines rev their engines that the soundtrack fills with sultry ballads and the camera switches to slow mo all the better for us ..
Movie Line
2.0
It can get sloppy and silly and gratuitous at times, but Hit and Run never feels tired.Its energy and verve overcome its misfires.
Blog Oregonlive
4.5
Premium Rush blazes a wonderfully fresh trail through Hollywood clich.
Ma Cleans
3.1
No, its not as silly as the average Burt Reynolds action comedy, but the slow motion shots of Charlies car tires spinning and the throb of its engine ..
Big Hollywood
2.5
It isnt a bad film, but an odd one, a work of nostalgia that doesnt understand what it should be nostalgic about.
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