Backtrace

The Irish Times by Donald Clarke

Time moves so slowly one begins to fear it may turn backwards and return us to the far distant opening credits.

Variety by Joe Leydon

Throughout most of the movie’s running time, Modine is tasked with the majority of the heavy lifting, and he handles the burden admirably.

The Guardian by Leslie Felperin

The whole thing is really waxy and sad, like the immobile face of co-star Sylvester Stallone; although the chance to enjoy the always interesting, never-as-big-as-he-should-have-been Matthew Modine, still looking pretty fly with a shock of white-and-gold hair, is very welcome.

Los Angeles Times by Noel Murray

A movie that very quickly becomes yet another story about people with guns chasing other people with guns, through featureless forests and abandoned buildings.

Movie Nation by Roger Moore

There are laughs aplenty in the dialogue, which has several characters spout nonsensical lines — “You told me the title was clear.”