50
Washington Post by Desson Thomson
While you're enduring the usual formulaic yada yada -- at least there are yuks to enjoy.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
63
ReelViews by James Berardinelli
Effectively paced and nicely choreographed, the fundamental letdown of the ending results in a mild sense of dissatisfaction.
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Liam Lacey
A paint-by-numbers vigilante movie with the usual rogue cop, murdered wife and trail of vengeance.
40
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
The film works best when it's sticking to the guns and poses conventions of macho crime pictures. When it reaches for emotional resonance, the results range from unconvincing to ludicrous.
40
Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov
The film falls just shy of both Diesel and Gray's mark.
38
New York Post by Megan Lehmann
Violent and unoriginal actioner.
50
It's all fast and furious up to its draggy finale, and yes, it could spark a sequel. Prepare yourself for coming dread in 18 months: "A Man Together."
70
Diesel makes a violent bid to align himself with the Clint Eastwood-Charles Bronson-Steve McQueen tradition, but he lacks the charisma, emotional strength and humor to do so.
63
Philadelphia Inquirer by Steven Rea
Yes, there's a hastily added new ending - an ending that doesn't make sense when you think about it. Not that it's worth the effort
50
Directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Christian Gudegast and Paul T. Scheuring, the movie isn't even worthy of former NFL linebacker turned straight-to-video action figure Brian Bosworth.