As is common in a Frankenheimer picture, the plot lines get a bit tangled in Ronin, but the atmosphere is tense, the style impeccable.
88
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Ronin manages to remain focused on the plot and the characters, even while staging increasingly complicated pyrotechnic set pieces and offering its share of white-knuckle moments.
Ronin represents an exhilarating return to form for Frankenheimer.
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
What an impeccably crafted film this is -- slightly impoverished in theme, perhaps, but so rich everywhere else that it seems rude to notice.
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
I enjoyed the film on two levels: for its skill and its silliness.
70
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
A film in which the mechanics of the plot are far less interesting, and vital, then the interior landscape of men who exist outside the law.
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It remains head and shoulders above what little competition there is by virtue of its stellar casting, editing, and above all, Frankenheimer's fluid, explosive direction.
50
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Although laced with adrenaline and flavored with noirish seasoning, John Frankenheimer's Ronin is a disappointingly conventional thriller.
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Ronin eventually becomes tiresome, but the pairing of De Niro and Reno never gets old.
50
Film Threat
Film Threat
The concept is intriguing and the car chases are pure adrenaline.