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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleFor moviegoers who prefer cheeky wit, down-and-dirty mayhem and grown-up suspense in their air-conditioned escapism, The Prey deserves to light up the summer art house.
- 75Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenThe Prey doesn't have the obsessive pull of a great thriller, as it's undeniably an impersonal toy, but it's a hell of a toy.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceIf the thrills it yields are expected ones, the pleasure in the formula remains.
- 70The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisIt doesn’t aspire to art-house significance, just to white-knuckled entertainment.
- 60Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearThe closer we get to a climax (and the more that absurd reversals keep getting piled on), the less effective Dupontel’s brutish charisma is in keeping things interesting and afloat. You pray the next he-man outing makes better use of his presence.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe script unfurls too many obvious setups, but director Eric Valette is smart enough to rely on his most authentic effect — Dupontel’s natural intensity.
- 40Total FilmTom DawsonTotal FilmTom DawsonSweeping landscape shots and the reliable presence of Sergi López, here playing a scarred private investigator, can’t distract from the clichés of a particularly dim-witted script.
- 40The GuardianXan BrooksThe GuardianXan BrooksDirector, Eric Valette, is an exuberant market-stall trader, hawking knock-off ingredients.
- 40Time Out LondonTime Out LondonFranck’s survival and investigation techniques are glossed over in favour of convenient coincidences and sensationalist set-pieces: this hero’s emotional struggles are kept at arm’s length.