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Metascore
29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickDisappointingly routine kidnapping thriller with soap-opera trimmings.
- 63USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkIt's never enough of a grabber to keep the mind from wandering to the romance it apparently sparked.
- 63New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThe romantic subtext of their characters' relationship is the film's chief liability, and feels forced and undeveloped.
- 60Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorAgainst the lush backdrop of the Andes, Crowe and Caruso define on-screen cool: good guys in a match of wits and firepower who even talk about their emotions.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumWhen it's dull, which it is too often for a kidnap caper, this movie is about a woman chirping ''notice anything new about my outfit?'' to a man whose idea of style is a jacket not crusted in human blood.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranAn ambitious film that aims to examine the human equations behind the abductions. But for all its good intentions, it's not as subtle as it might be, and it's finally pitched too broadly to achieve the level of emotional truth it aims for.
- 40Film.comGemma FilesFilm.comGemma FilesThis is half a good movie held hostage to the other, trashier half, and unfortunately for all of us, no rescue seems forthcoming.
- 40Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversSlim pickings.
- 30Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanIt's Rambo with a split hero -- Morse absorbing punishment and Crowe wreaking vengeance.
- 25Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezA hostage drama without any tension. It is a love story without any heat. It is as curiously empty a movie as we've seen all year.