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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80EmpireIan NathanEmpireIan NathanMore story-led than the original with a high enough body count to make it a satisfying action movie.
- 75Washington PostRita KempleyWashington PostRita KempleyBeautifully outfitted and moodily photographed, the movie is directed by Stephen Hopkins, the Jamaican-born Australian responsible for Nightmare on Elm Street V. He keeps the pedal to the metal but never allows the explosive action to minimize his actors.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasVirtually everything about the film is derivative--even the design for the eerie setting for the climactic struggle recalls the interiors of the more exotic old movie palaces--but its makers can't be accused of cutting corners. No doubt about it, those who ask only for pure action will be getting their money's worth.
- 60TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThe film's energy and style are enough to recommend it. Lovers of the original should be pleased with this effort, as should most fans of the genre.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertSince the predator is imaginary but the people who made this film are not, Predator 2 speaks sadly of their own lack of curiosity and imagination.
- 50Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertBoston GlobeMatthew GilbertDowney's cameo is one of the few unexpected - even terrorful - moments in this entirely pedestrian sequel, which like its predecessor is almost but never quite frightening. [21 Nov 1990, p.38P]
- 40Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThere is so much violence, as gangs kill gangs, or gangs kill cops, or the predator kills all of them, that it's hard to watch without the brain succumbing to self-protective numbness.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenIt's shoot-em-up action from start to finish, beginning at such a peak that there's hardly any room for the action to build or climax.
- 30IGNIGNThere are a couple of entertaining action sequences, including the climactic battle between the cop and the Predator. The special effects, all shot on film, and the makeup effects, are top-notch for the time they appeared, so as a historical record the movie is interesting. But it just doesn't have enough meat to sate a hungry hunter.
- 16Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe whole noisy movie is really just a setup for the climactic duel between renegade cop Danny Glover and the monster. By that point, you’re pathetically grateful for a few stomach-churning special effects.