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Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

January 27, 2006

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Justin Lin

Starring :

James Franco, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Donnie Wahlberg, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Roger Fan, Wilmer Calderon, McCaleb Burnett, Jim Parrack

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

3.5 of 5

“..winds up being just fitfully engaging enough..”
by Eugene Novikov [Film Blather]
1.5 of 4

“..while director Justin Lin ("Better Luck Tomorrow") may have talent, he doesn't bring anything fresh or visually vital to this story..”
by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
1 of 5

“..succeeds only in being a parody of itself..”
by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews]
1.5 of 4

“..proves to be simply old-fashioned in the most dull, clunky way possible..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
3.5 of 5

“..manages to hit some nice basic-training movie beats..”
by Gregory Kirschling [Entertainment Weekly]
2 of 4

“..is so formulaic..”
by The Associated Press [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
1.5 of 4

“..is awash in stock characters and numbingly familiar plot twists..”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
2 of 5

“..dull, stiff, pointless retread..”
by [E! Online]
5 of 10
Reviewed by Joshua Starnes [Comingsoon]
4 of 5
Reviewed by J.P. Mangalindan [The Cinema Source]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Mario Tarradell [The Dallas Morning News]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Harper Barnes [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Sean Axmaker [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Chris Hewitt [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Lexi Feinberg [Cinema Blend]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Renee Vorbeck [The Trades]
2 of 4
Reviewed by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2 of 4
Reviewed by David Nusair [Reel Film Reviews]
2 of 5
Reviewed by David Cornelius [EFilmCritic]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Sean O'Connell [Filmcritic]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Mark Keizer [Boxoffice Magazine]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Gerry Shamray [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Paul Doro [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Gene Seymour [Newsday]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Daniel Fienberg [Zap2it]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
1 of 5
Reviewed by Marc Savlov [Austin Chronicle]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Linda [Moviepie]
Reviewed by Frank Scheck [The Hollywood Reporter]

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