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Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSan Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubHas a solid story, which keeps things interesting during the quiet moments when nobody is getting kicked in the head.
- 63TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghDonnie Yen is famous for combining martial arts traditions into his own unique fighting style and Collin Chou, who studied with Sammo Hung, is up to the task of holding his own.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterThe plot development of Flash Point is purely utilitarian, like a shuttle bus that transports stock characters from one action set to another.
- 40VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerPlainly disappointing as a well-sustained kick-butt thriller, and politically toxic.
- 40The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFlash Point”attaches coldly professional visuals to a narrative so baffling that it’s rarely clear who is pounding on whom or why.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceFlash Point treats its audience like dogs, making us suffer through routine, almost inscrutable plot points and inconsequential characterizations to get to these episodes, and as such reveals itself as nothing more than a dumb action picture with delusions of Johnnie To–dom.
- 25New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithFlash Point comes loaded with cliches and immediately starts blasting them in every direction.