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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88The Associated PressBob ThomasThe Associated PressBob ThomasThe film may not be top-drawer Reynolds, but it is superior to most of today's action films. [30 Apr 1987]
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's all recycled material from other movies - all except for some nice personal touches added by the actors. They bring style to a movie that needs it.
- 50The New York TimesWalter GoodmanThe New York TimesWalter GoodmanThe setting is Las Vegas, where Mex wins and loses a lot of money in blackjack without getting too excited about it, and things work up tepidly to the big battle in a factory handily stocked with murderous devices.
- Except for a couple of bright patches of dialogue by screenwriter William Goldman and a sharp performance by Peter MacNicol, this new Reynolds vehicle never builds up heat--or momentum. It’s just another bumpy, tedious ride through the seamy Vegas streets, which serve as home court for a bitter, lonely guy’s battle with an oafish gang of high-rolling thugs.