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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinMr. Seagal is effective for both his novelty value and his ability to be both literally and figuratively disarming. And the film itself is a lively one for its genre, ambitious enough to do more than simply string fight scenes together.
- 63Washington PostRichard HarringtonWashington PostRichard HarringtonDirector Bruce Malmuth keeps the pace taut, the shots tight.
- 60TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineAs it is, Hard to Kill has just enough going for it between the explosions and bone-crunching fight scenes to qualify as two hours of solid, high-decibel action entertainment.
- 40EmpireWilliam ThomasEmpireWilliam ThomasOne for fans only.
- 40Time OutTime OutWhile Seagal is spraying bullets, breaking bones and throwing interchangeable bad guys through windows, this has a certain mindless appeal. But Malmuth's flaccid direction lacks the vicious muscularity and authentic edge of Seagal's previous feature.
- 30Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonLos Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonThere's nothing dopier than the crooks in one-against-a-hundred action movies -- except maybe the people who cook them up. [12 Feb 1990, p.F8]
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThis time the martial arts philosophy lesson rings hollow. [10 Feb 1990, p.C5]
- 25The Seattle TimesThe Seattle TimesSteven Seagal should go into a seven-year coma more often. It suits his acting ability. A coma is what happens to him in Hard To Kill, his latest hard-to-swallow and dull-to-sit-through formula vigilante movie. [10 Feb 1990, p.C7]
- 16Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAt this point, revenge thrillers have become so standardized that these films are really all the same film — a Mixmaster blend of Death Wish, Dirty Harry, Enter the Dragon, and Rambo. A star with a personality would only gum up the works.