Rollerball

The New York Times by A.O. Scott

The current version, however, like its predecessor, fails as entertainment. Mr. McTiernan's remake may be lighter on its feet -- the sober-minded original was as graceful as a tap-dancing rhino -- but it is just as boring and as obvious.

Film Threat by Chris Gore

Will surely end up as one of this year’s worst films.

Miami Herald by Connie Ogle

Plentiful helpings of dreadful acting, confusing action cinematography, choppy editing and embarrassing dialogue, with the added bonus of a plot almost as dumb as that of the original film.

New York Daily News by Jami Bernard

The game itself is meaningless, and the movie, much the same way, likes it like that.

The A.V. Club by Keith Phipps

Only those attracted to "Waterworld" or "Last Action Hero" level big-budget disasters need bother with this one.

Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas

It's too bad this Rollerball veered off-track so swiftly, derailed by bad writing and possibly also by some of that extensive post-production reworking.

Baltimore Sun by Michael Sragow

There's something junior varsity about the whole sensibility that makes the new version seem more dated than the old one.

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Rick Groen

What's up with director John McTiernan? The man has got to get a career of his own -- sponging off the pale leavings of Norman Jewison just won't do.

Variety by Robert Koehler

Sheer chaos on wheels, a hysterically edited jumble that defies belief at nearly every juncture.

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

An incoherent mess, a jumble of footage in search of plot, meaning, rhythm and sense.