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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe film unravels a bit in the last few moments, amid unanswered story questions and a simplistic climax, but until that moment, Redbelt is Mamet's richest film of the decade.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumMamet regulars Ricky Jay and Joe Mantegna blend well with Mamet newbie Tim Allen, a treat as a spoiled-rotten aging Hollywood action star.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenAs the heart and soul of the film, Chiwetel Ejiofor once again impresses.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversMamet is on his game, and that is a sight to see. No con.
- 75PremiereGlenn KennyPremiereGlenn KennyFor whatever its flaws, Redbelt offers up a good deal of Mametian red meat while also trying to break out of some of the strictures that Mamet's erected around his own work.
- 70VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyAn absorbing and colorful, if not particularly convincing, excursion into a demi-monde of fighters, scammers, promoters and self-styled modern samurai, Redbelt gives the impression of Mamet coyly toying with the idea of making a populist little-man-against-the-system sports melodrama without actually attempting to create a film for the masses.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinSo how's the Mamet "Rocky"? Fast. Lively. In your face. Very watchable. And, like its predecessors, so bizarrely convoluted it barely holds together on a narrative level. But the underpinnings are consistent.
- 70Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanWith his 10th feature--an entertaining tale of high-stakes martial arts--Mamet has infused the sleight of hand with a measure of two-fisted action.
- 63TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghA perverse mixed-martial arts film in which talk trumps action.
- 40SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirMamet's trademark artificial, mutual-incomprehension dialogue and con-game plotting are ineptly matched to the action genre (and feel stale in any case), while the jiu-jitsu scenes are so incoherently shot and edited you can't tell if the fight choreography is any good or not.