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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIf it weren't so smartly filmed and acted, this might add up to an over-the-top mess. But watch how inventively Mr. Antal keeps the action moving and you'll see why his picture has won a passel of prizes.
- 80Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesDarkly funny and metaphorically potent.
- 80VarietyEddie CockrellVarietyEddie CockrellCrowd-pleasing, darkly comic joyride.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversIt's the whooshing terror that fries your nerves to a frazzle. Antal's control never falters.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterRay BennettThe Hollywood ReporterRay BennettGrungy and uneven, but it has a rollicking pace and clearly intends to be good fun so that audiences may overlook its unsteady rhythms, pretensions and inconsistencies and take it for the fast and very furious ride it wants to be.
- 70The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensA tour de force of grime, fluorescence and destinationless velocity, is more concerned with atmosphere than meaning.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanSmart, imaginative - and nearly impossible to watch.
- 50Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanBulcsú never surfaces from the underworld. Neither does the movie-literally or figuratively.
- 38New York PostNew York PostKontroll calls itself a thriller, and you will agree if you are excited by scenes of bored inspectors arguing with sullen straphangers.
- 25Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAntal has assembled what may be the single most colorless group of mangy lowlifes I have ever seen.