Wild Card

  • A (INDIA)
  • 2015


MOVIE IS predictable unpleasantly mellifluous blabbering
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26 %
31 % Rotten
$ 6 Million
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Positive Reviews 18
Negative reviews 31
Average Rating 2.3/5
predictable unpleasantly mellifluous blabbering

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2.0
By the time the last blood is spilled, Wild Card is almost irredeemably silly, a fun but forgettable macho fantasy that will surely age as poorly as i .. Av Club
1.5
Where a more modern action movie might springboard from there into a predictable cat and mouse game, Wild Card builds an uneasy alliance between a 70s .. Av Club
3.1
Theres less than you might be expecting, and Id be remiss if I didnt say those scenes are fun in the most gratuitously brutal ways (one guy gets grues .. Rogerebert
2.0
This movie cant decide if its a bloody Vegas mob thriller or an introspective drama about a man with a particular set of skills who cant get out of th .. Common Sense Media
2.5
And they give the only unpredictable sparks to a movie altogether less wild than staid. Variety
3.0
Its a magnetic, darkly funny thriller that does a solid job of blending the crackerjack talk of a noir with the greasy fists of a Jason Statham action .. We Got This Covered
2.0
It emerges, alas, as a compromise, hedging its bets between cheery, characterful Oceans ish caper and brute force beat em up; were offered helpings of .. The Guardian
3.0
This weirdly faithful remake of the 1986 Burt Reynolds vehicle Heat (adapted by screenwriter William Goldman from his own novel) makes a similar play .. The Guardian
1.9
That tension in Nick Wilds beefy shoulders, that resignation in his squinty, tired eyes, is meant to hint at his dream to sail the waters off the coas ..
1.5
Goldmans screenplay prefers mood and digression to tight plotting, but Nick Wilds enigmatic presence isnt intriguingly mysterious enough to captivate. Screen Daily
2.5
You wouldnt walk into his world for the blabbering and it is disappointing to find ample of it here.The musical slo mo fight sequences try their best .. ETimes (TOI)
2.0
Statham is good at keeping his cards close as an actor, and manages to build tension here without doing too much. The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
The whiz kid is more like the object of a bar rant than an actual person, and Wild Card doesnt really hit the rock bottom that would make it more than .. The New York Times
2.6
In fact, the last seriously enjoyable Statham led popcorn movie worth mentioning is Death Race, and even that was a far cry from The Transporter trilo .. Paste Magazine
2.8
The choreography is solid, the staging is clever and the the hits are brutal. IGN
2.0
But West directs the fights with lots of heaving slo mo and ironic jazz standards, and they leave a nasty, uncivilised taste in the mouth. Telegraph
3.0
Although the film has little of the smarts and the sizzle of the best of Goldman, it does have a splash of the writers sense of irony.It becomes one o ..
1.0
Director Simon West presides over a patched together plot, drab visuals and a wasted supporting cast. Ny Daily News
3.5
Even if youve gotten a little tired of his more generic films, this is one thats worth checking out. JoBlo
3.1
No threat of such disappointment in the action sequences in Wild Card. The Globe And Mail
2.5
You wouldnt walk into his world for the blabbering and it is disappointing to find ample of it here.The musical slo mo fight sequences try their best ..
1.5
Overstuffed and distractible, this episodic redo feels like a couple episodes of some Showtime series stitched into a feature ... Village Voice
2.5
Script by William Marathon Man/Misery Goldman, ass kicking by Jason Statham Its not all bad. Rogers Movie Nation
2.0
10 1 4 / 10 Wild Card is based on the 1985 William Goldman novel, which was turned into a 1986 film starring Burt Reynolds. Blu Ray
3.1
For the most part, Stolen comes off as an almost astonishingly generic thriller thats rife with familiar, hackneyed elements with the movies less than .. Reel Film Reviews
2.0
Bar. Big breasts. Bodyguard. Jason Statham! Cockney, mate. Vegas, innit The Times
2.0
The fight scenes are deadpan and electric, as they should be in a Statham film, but the attempts at comedy and pathos are sorely misjudged in a loose .. Radio Times
3.0
The Goldman book has already inspired one film, the 1986 Burt Reynolds vehicle Heat. Independent
2.0
Delivering boredom when it promises mayhem, Wild Card is a bad bet that doesnt pay off for either the films makers or its audience. The Wrap
1.9
This is the height of my career, says Jason Statham sarcastically in his latest potboiler which turns out to be only marginally better than the previo .. New York Post
2.5
A downbeat, cynical gangster drama set in Las Vegas, Wild Card shows that when it comes to choosing projects, Jason Statham may be his own worst enemy .. Film Journal International ..
1.5
Piles of noirish exposition get the better of Jason Statham in this unpleasantly retrograde crime drama. What happened in Vegas should have stayed the ..
3.8
The result is much likelier to get a positive reception from all quarters. Toronto Star
1.0
His latest, Nick Wild, is cast from exactly the same mould, but operates in an environment so repugnant that its impossible to derive even the guiltie .. Flim List
1.3
A quirky re boot of the old Burt Reynolds hashtag Heat, this modest character vehicle for the lifeless, balding and incomprehensibly inarticulate Jaso .. Observer
3.0
This is a snappily edited film that finds a surprisingly solid middle ground between fast action and gangster melodrama. The Film Stage
2.5
I understand why Jason Statham might want to expand his onscreen horizons.I dont think he has it in him, but I get it. Flickfilosopher
2.0
Wild Card certainly didnt need to reinvent the wheel, but the film doesnt even bring a full deck of cards to play with.Even if the content of Wild Car .. Blogs Indie Wire
3.0
Part 70s crime caper, part character comedy, part hit punch actioner, Wild Card plays the hands its dealt with an amusing and acceptable lack of ambit .. Consequence Of Sound
2.0
Wild Card clearly has aspirations beyond the beat em up genre. But it sorely lacks any connection between the characters and the viewer, failing to es .. Digital Spy
2.5
Its mindlessly enjoyable while it lasts, but instantly forgettable. Contact Music
1.5
Given its overall lack of excitement and smattering of mano y mano spectacle, Wild Card should really be called Mild Card. Film Racket
3.0
It was a risk asking Statham to do more than just bash baddies... it kind of pays off. The Sun
1.5
Ultimately, it doesnt even tie in to his oddly paced squabble with DeMarco. Ign
2.0
Granted, this isnt a big gamble for a cheap 90 minute formula movie. The Dissolve
2.0
That Wild Card employs these traits at all is cause for celebration and its almost enough to excuse its many foundational issues.Even moreso than the .. Metro New York
2.0
A two tone noir uncertainly veering from Vegas based levity and buddy buddying with Michael Angarano, to predictable darkness and a weasly (is there a .. One Room With A View
4.3
Its a memorably smart, unpredictable crime drama with exciting thrills and intriguing characters. Crave Online
4.5
Fortunately you dont go to see a Jason Statham movie for his mellifluous tones. The Ooh Tray
1.5
Wild Card is a little light on action, though, and Stathams narrow range as an actor is unfairly tested by the films narrative wallows.Its not a bad m .. reason
3.0
Too often its hard to figure where the story of this hard luck hero is going, or if its going anywhere.
2.0
Synopsis The combination of action king Jason Statham, Con Air director Simon West and legendary screenwriter William Goldman forms the potentially wi .. Sky
2.5
Wild Card isnt clever enough to stand on its own as a character drama, nor does it have enough action to satisfy Wests and Stathams typical fan base. Toronto Sun
4.5
Multi textural and layered and as with all of Goldmans works, deeper and more engaging than whats as on the surface.
3.0
Wild Card has a handful of spectacular fights (choreographed by Cory Yuen), sprinkled throughout long stretches of compulsive gambling and macho brood .. Theepoch Times
2.0
Could have been an interesting look at the downside of Las Vegas life. Or it could have been a kick butt action movie. As it is, it is neither. Richard Crouse
2.0
These characters are never explored beyond the surface, so thats a wasted opportunity. Iol Co Za
1.5
Wests Wild Card isnt exactly an action movie; its a character sketch with crime drama and thriller subplots that also include a trio of brutal fight s .. The Lmagazine



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