54
Metascore
10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineBeautiful photography from Kovacs and an excellent acting job by Stallone.
- 70Time OutTime OutStallone's performance is a superb blend of stubborn-jawed gravity and ironic hamming as he heads, Godfather-like, for a confrontation with the Senate.
- 70The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyF.I.S.T. is a big movie that benefits more from the accumulation of small, ordinary detail than from any particular wit or inspiration of vision. It's also played with great conviction by its huge cast.
- 60The DissolveNoel MurrayThe DissolveNoel MurrayF.I.S.T. is another in a long line of well-made films that excel in their particulars, even if they fall a little short as complete, complex pieces of cinema.
- 60Village VoiceAndrew SarrisVillage VoiceAndrew SarrisI found myself reasonably absorbed in this grown-up though not sufficiently lived-in and thought-through entertainment. [01 May 1978, p.45]
- 50Washington PostGary ArnoldWashington PostGary ArnoldF.I.S.T. may be given patronizing credit for reflecting some vague desire to do an important picture about the perils of corruption within the American political system. Unfortunately, it can't be given credit for realizing that desire with much skill or credibility. [26 Apr 1978, p.B1]
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ray ConlogueThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ray ConlogueGripping to watch but ultimately misses the target. [29 Apr 1978]
- 40TimeRichard SchickelTimeRichard SchickelThe movie F.I.S.T. stands for nearly 2½ hours of almost unmitigated boredom—a misfired would-be proletarian epic with Sylvester Stallone misplaying the Jimmy Hoffa part with a self-confidence that borders on the sublime.
- 40NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenThe wrong people made this movie, and its failure rankles. It's a handsomely designed, beautifully photographed production full of good actors who have been asked to play their roles in unfailingly hackneyed fashion. [01 May 1978, p.89]