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Undisputed Review

Other Critics provided by Metacritic.com

Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 3.0
    58

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Mixed or average reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 30

    out of 100

    Wall Street Journal

    Mr. Snipes and Mr. Rhames get credit at least for doing their own stunts. By the middle of the film, viewers will take a certain satisfaction in each punch that lands on either of them.

  • 60

    out of 100

    The New York Times A.O. Scott

    Lacks more than subtext: it barely has text. At times, the picture seems to have been edited with a blowtorch. But it gets the job done efficiently and swiftly.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    There is a kind of pleasure to be had from its directness, from its lack of gimmicks, from its classical form. And just like in the Warners pictures, there is also the pleasure of supporting performances from character actors who come onstage, sing an aria, and leave.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

    There's no denying that Undisputed delivers the action-movie goods, and so do Snipes and Rhames. It should have been more memorable, but at least it doesn't stumble in the ring.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Variety Robert Koehler

    With Undisputed, writer-director Walter Hill is back in contention as one of Hollywood's last defenders of the muscular, no-nonsense genre movie.

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  • 83

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

    Undisputed is a shrewd and splendidly volatile B movie structured around a highly original gambit of suspense.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

    A compelling entertainment because of Hill and co-writer David Giler's adroit cinematic storytelling skills and the powerful presence of Wesley Snipes and Ving Rhames, whose talent and intelligence are as impressive as their physiques.

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For Families provided by Common Sense Media

Iffy for 15+

A forgettable prison boxing movie.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this movie has extremely strong language (including the "N" word in the soundtrack), violent confrontations, references to rape and prison sex, and corrupt officials. Some viewers will be concerned about implications that the rape survivor may be lying about what happened.

  • Families can talk about what it meant to Monroe and Iceman to be the champion. How were their ways of coping similar and how were they different?

What to watch for
  • violence false4

    Violence: Prison fight violence, boxing violence. References to rape.

  • sex false3

    Sex: References to prison sex.

  • language false5

    Language: Very strong prison language including racist language.

  • consumerism false0

    Consumerism: Not an issue

  • drugsalcoholtobacco false1

    Drinking, drugs and smoking: Mild.

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