The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Barry Hertz

At times, it approaches self-parody, but that’s just Woo having some much-needed fun.

The Film Stage

It’s pure, maximalist filmmaking in the hands of a master who can put it all out there within the right emotional context to prevent it all from falling apart.

The Film Stage by C.J. Prince

It’s pure, maximalist filmmaking in the hands of a master who can put it all out there within the right emotional context to prevent it all from falling apart.

Screen Daily by Jonathan Romney

Younger fans of the modern actioner may find Manhunt a little old-school, especially in its unabashed romantic heart and flag-waving for the square-jawed good guys. But it’s breezy, handsomely mounted fun that shows that Woo has lost neither his mojo nor his sense of poetry.

The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw

This film offers something that is never in sufficiently plentiful supply: fun.

Screen International by Jonathan Romney

Younger fans of the modern actioner may find Manhunt a little old-school, especially in its unabashed romantic heart and flag-waving for the square-jawed good guys. But it’s breezy, handsomely mounted fun that shows that Woo has lost neither his mojo nor his sense of poetry.

RogerEbert.com by Simon Abrams

For those who have understandably not seen Takakura's original film due to international distribution issues: think "The Fugitive," only this time, Tommy Lee Jones' gruff cop is replaced by a more sympathetic hot-shot detective.

The Verge by Tasha Robinson

Manhunt is well aware of Hong Kong movie history and the visual language of international action movies. But it also approaches satire in its ridiculous mining of tropes and its conscious visual excesses.

The New York Times by Glenn Kenny

It’s undeniable that Manhunt delivers first-rate cinematic technique while skimping on substantial emotional investment. It’s still a great deal of fun.

IndieWire by David Ehrlich

It’s hard not to smile when John Woo is having this much fun, or to care about the future when the old-fashioned has this much style.

The A.V. Club by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

With every overblown character introduction and goofy twist, it announces itself as intentionally cheesy guilty pleasure. With Woo, one expects a higher, more transcendent grade of cheese.

Entertainment Weekly by Chris Nashawaty

Still, there are enough glimpses of the old master peeking through that it’s hard not to have a bit of a good time. It turns out that even second-rate (okay, third-rate) Woo has its moments.

The Hollywood Reporter by Deborah Young

It's the kind of cartoonish film where, no matter what the odds and how many bullets are flying at our heroes, they never get seriously injured.

Variety by Jessica Kiang

However much fun the film’s high points may afford, there is also something faintly depressing about seeing a once-inventive filmmaker plunder his own legacy for easy props.