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The Condemned Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 67

  out of 100

  Entertainment Weekly

  "Battle Royale," if you've never seen it, is a fantastically sadistic and unapologetically brutal Japanese film from 2000 about miscreants dropped on a jungle island with orders to kill each other for a reality TV show. The Condemned is pretty much the same thing with half the satirical wit and twice the number of wrestlers.

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• 30

  out of 100

  VarietyDennis Harvey

  Picture aims for nonstop thrill ride, but for all its brainless brawn, it has plenty of stops and few real thrills.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  Condemned is, if nothing else, an object lesson in how to punish women for fun and profit. But it's all for a point, the filmmakers would have us believe. One suspects that's a point of sale.

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• 25

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  This is the worst kind of movie, one that insults its audience by purporting to condemn violence while simultaneously reveling in it.

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• 20

  out of 100

  The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis

  Tailor-made for those who like their violence multifaceted and their women monosyllabic.

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• 20

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen

  D-grade "Running Man" ripoff.

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