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39 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasSmart, satisfying action entertainment that is also a perceptive work of considerable artistry.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliFor what it is, Assault on Precinct 13 delivers. It's not great art, but, for B-movie fans and those looking for a mid-winter jolt of energy, it's good fun.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe 1976 John Carpenter original has been reworked enough to give the urban thriller a distinct flavor of its own, and stars Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne provide enough gravitas to keep things involving.
- 70VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonIn an era when similar genre pics increasingly resemble videogames, musicvideos or glossy commercials, the blunt, brawny simplicity of helmer Jean-Francois Richet's storytelling style seems positively novel.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)Ken TuckerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Ken TuckerIt's simply an astringent action flick that uses the wounded sensitivity of Ethan Hawke and Fishburne's witty hauteur to give the shoot-'em-up scenes some juice.
- 70TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissThe differences between the two Assaults--the new one's pretty good, the old one near great--are of tone, style and perspective.
- 70Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanA surprisingly credible action flick.
- 50The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinRetains every hooky, marketable, and superficially attractive element from its source material while losing everything that made it special.
- 40The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensThe main thing this "Assault" lacks is a point. Mr. Carpenter's film still resonates with the political paranoia and social unease of the era. Mr. Carpenter's cynical refusal to distinguish clearly between good guys and bad guys feels freshly unsettling, while Mr. Richet's "modernization" looks like something we've seen a hundred times before.
- 30SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinLousy remake.