52
Metascore
21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenEastwood is at his effortless, slyboots best and the film is as preposterous as it is delightful.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA tight, taut thriller with a twist.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranSleek and satisfying....Almost a drawing room thriller, unhurried and genteel but enlivened with suspense and surprising bursts of sly, even biting, humor.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe content is eminently forgettable but the thing has definitely got style.
- 60EmpireAngie ErrigoEmpireAngie ErrigoA film that is entertaining but not seriously absorbing.
- 60The New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe New RepublicStanley KauffmannFlies into the improbable at its big moments. [17 Mar 1997, p. 28]
- 60The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinEastwood directs a sensible-looking genre film with smooth expertise, but its plot is quietly berserk.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanGlum and depersonalized, as if Eastwood couldn't muster the energy to guide us through this maze of improbable twists. [14 Feb 1997, p. 39]
- 40Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumA piece of cheese without much flavor.
- A murky, often confusing story riddled with half-hearted performances, erratic characters, and too many cliched lines and situations.