The Marksman
critic Reviews
, 34% Rotten Tomatometer Score- The Marksman benefits from having Liam Neeson in the lead, but this formulaic action thriller should have aimed higher.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRichard RoeperChicago Sun-Times
While that stuff might be new to this guy, we've seen it all before.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSara Michelle FettersMovieFreak.com
This is a ponderous slog of a tale that rarely achieves anything close to a lasting impact.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBilge EbiriNew York Magazine/Vulture
As a bare-minimum action flick, The Marksman is mostly serviceable.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreAmy NicholsonFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
A Clint Eastwood reject.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreK. Austin CollinsRolling Stone
Not a great movie, but courtesy of director Robert Lorenz, a lean, plausibly entertaining one with all the fixin's and none of the extra flab of deep, incisive meaning.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreChristy LemireRogerEbert.com
There's not much to the character Neeson plays, or anyone else in the film, for that matter.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePeter GrayBrisbanista
There's an odd comfort in these type of Neeson-led action films, and that feeling of familiarity manages to push The Marksman a little closer to his recommended target.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreTom MeekCambridge Day
I'm not sure who's more tired, Liam Neeson playing another old war vet/cop/special-ops guy getting it up to beat the snot out of a bunch of rowdy upstarts or me, having to sit through another round of the same gummy mulch.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreTodd JorgensonCinemalogue
The predictable screenplay strings together cliches and contrivances without much regard for subtlety or surprise.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreStephen SilverSplice Today
A dour, ponderous film, missing a lot that normally make this particular subgenre enjoyable.
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