Metacritic Movie Ratings
Death Sentence Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyJustin Chang

  Well-made, often intensely gripping genre piece.

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• 63

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Wan's movie is very efficient. Bacon, skilled pro that he is, provides the character the movie needs, just as he has in such radically different films as "Where the Truth Lies," "The Woodsman" and "Mystic River."

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesJan Stuart

  While there is the requisite amount of shorn limbs and splashing blood one might expect from the director of "Saw," Wan should be saluted for putting the coup de grce off-screen.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck

  Bears more than a slight connection to the landmark of the genre, 1974's "Death Wish," starring Charles Bronson. It is based on novelist Brian Garfield's sequel to his original book, though any resemblance is tenuous at best.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The New York Times

  Aside from a stunning three-minute tracking shot as the gang pursues Nick through a parking garage, and Mr. Bacon's hauntingly pale, dark-eyed visage, Mr. Wan's film is a tedious, pandering time-waster.

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• 25

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  The morality of revenge is barely at issue in a movie that pushes the plausibility of revenge right over a cliff.

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• 25

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  This film is so superficial and shifts so jarringly in tone that nothing feels authentic -- not Bacon's hard-working husband and father, nor his maniacal vengeance seeker.

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