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Jonah Hex Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 50

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  It's based on some DC Comics characters, which may explain the way the plot jumps around. We hear a lot about graphic novels, but this is more of a graphic anthology of strange occult ideas.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey

  Brolin's intermittent voice-over narration proves to be the most powerful stuff, with the rest curiously sputtering.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  Though it has bad word of mouth, Jonah Hex is generally better, sprier and more diverting than most of the action flicks now playing, "The A-Team" included.

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• 40

  out of 100

  VarietyJustin Chang

  The film's noisy, slam-bang approach and lack of imagination in all nonvisual departments will keep it from rounding up a fresh generation of thrill-seekers.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen

  It admittedly starts off great guns, but all too quickly it becomes apparent that the big-screen arrival of the supernatural Western DC Comics series Jonah Hex"is firing loud, empty blanks.

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• 38

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  The opening frame of Jonah Hex should say: "Caution: Made expressly for the male teen demographic. Not suitable for anyone of any age who prefers movies with coherence, an original plot or characters they give a hoot about."

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• 33

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  The star is done in by the deathless mediocrity of the production, an assemblage of random camera shots, messy editing, redundant scenes, and witless dialogue as haphazardly stitched together as the flesh on Jonah Hex's face.

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