Chicago Tribune by Katie Walsh

With its unexpected story and businesslike filmmaking, Unlocked proves to be a satisfying thriller starring one of the most exciting current female action stars, who toils and shines in these workmanlike roles.

Village Voice by Chuck Wilson

Unlocked feels like a 1970s-style conspiracy thriller, which makes it a perfect fit for the 76-year-old Apted, whose wonderfully varied career includes the James Bond flick, The World Is Not Enough.

Screen Daily by Fionnuala Halligan

Preposterous, nonsensical, but fun nonetheless, Unbroken frustrates as much as it entertains.

Screen International by Fionnuala Halligan

Preposterous, nonsensical, but fun nonetheless, Unbroken frustrates as much as it entertains.

The A.V. Club by Mike D'Angelo

Unlocked starts off sturdily and then wobbles more and more as the plot twists multiply.

Los Angeles Times by Michael Rechtshaffen

A straight-ahead political thriller that fails to ratchet up the requisite tension despite its timely subject matter and (largely) effective cast.

The New York Times by Glenn Kenny

I suppose this went down easily enough for me because I grew up with this kind of stuff, and can surrender to it as a kind of cinematic comfort food. But still. For those not so inclined, the entertainment value could conceivably be derived from the brisk, no-nonsense direction by Michael Apted, and the talents of what they used to call “an all-star cast”.

Variety by Guy Lodge

An anonymously enjoyable espionage thriller that, for purposes of memory, all but self-destructs the second the closing credits begin to roll.

Chicago Sun-Times by Richard Roeper

Unlocked has the DNA of many a 21st century late summer release: It’s a well-made but terribly uneven film that’s been sitting on a shelf for two years, despite the credentials of the veteran director and a star-studded cast.

Christian Science Monitor by Peter Rainer

Barely engaging spy thriller.

RogerEbert.com by Peter Sobczynski

The end result is a movie so resolutely bland and forgettable that the cast and crew probably expended more sheer effort dragging themselves to the set every day than they did in staging all of the various chases and shootouts and whatnot.

The Telegraph by Robbie Collin

With just a scattering of stumbles, Unlocked could have conceivably ended up as a romp whose flaws and idiosyncrasies gave it character. But there’s only so much character a film can take.

Empire by Nick de Semlyen

Verdict Spies, terrorists, remote-controlled bombs… Unlocked’s components are all too familiar, and it doesn’t put nearly enough effort into making them feel fresh.

Time Out London by Tom Huddleston

This low-rent ‘Bourne’ clone has been sitting on the shelf for two years now, which explains why there’s a photo of Barack Obama still hanging above the CIA director’s desk. It might also explain why Unlocked feels so choppy and uneven, like it needed a lot of knocking about in the editing room.

Slant Magazine by Chuck Bowen

With its dull mixture of indifferently staged exposition and action, it suggests a primitive side-scrolling video game.