Rules of Engagement Critic Reviews

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San Francisco Chronicle | Bob GrahamAdd Critic to Favorites

But the single most compelling performance may belong to Australian actor Guy Pearce.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

The drama ultimately retreats to safer, duller, more illogical, and more reactionary impulses and stereotypes.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

Friedkin turns on the juice and Jones and Jackson let it rip.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

Works splendidly as a courtroom thriller about military values as long as you don't expect it to seriously consider those values.Read the full review

The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites

There's not much going on here, and there is little suspense.Read the full review

USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

The sentiments here are thoroughly semper fi, but the result occasionally works at cross-purposes.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

Passable, moderately diverting dramatic entertainment.Read the full review

Variety | Todd McCarthyAdd Critic to Favorites

A broad and obvious approach to ambiguous material that's virtually all plot mechanics with little nuance or characterization.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

It is the verdict of this court that it be led to a stockade reserved exclusively for cheap, pandering movies and duly shot.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Jay CarrAdd Critic to Favorites

Strenuously as it tries, and pulse-poundingly successful as the embassy rescue scene is, Rules of Engagement never engages us.Read the full review

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