War (2007) Critic Reviews
Metascore®:
Based upon 8 Critic ReviewsHighest Rated
- |
- Publications (A-Z)
- |
- Critics (A-Z)
- |
- Favorite Critics
There are few cinematic crimes more heinous than making a boring action movie. Sadly, that's what the first hour of Triads-versus-Yakuza thriller War is.Read the full review
Quickly devolves into a standard-issue crime drama laced with routine martial artistry.Read the full review
In spite of a late-game adrenaline surge, the hoped-for fireworks between Li and Statham never quite materialize.Read the full review
Most regrettably, War squanders the considerable merits of its leads.Read the full review
Lacking even the galvanizing action sequences that would have compensated for suffering through its formulaic plot, this is a thoroughly forgettable exploitationer that will not enhance its stars' resumes.Read the full review
War ties itself in knots trying to bring something new to a stale formula. It's never painful to watch, but that's only because it provokes no feeling at all.Read the full review
Fun here is fleeting.Read the full review
If you want to see Li and Statham in an underwhelming martial arts film, rent "The One" instead. Li talks considerably more in that movie, but at least he punches a lot of people out.Read the full review
