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33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonSo fast, sleek and riveting it almost makes you expect miracles -- which never materialize.
- 50Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesThe action is constant, often pointless, definitely gratuitous, and breathlessly fun.
- 40SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinBy the third big climax the audience started to get impatient with the movie's pointless zigs and zags.
- 38Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyIt's hard to say with certainty whether it's insufficient plot or insufficient interpretation that's responsible for Travolta's waxwork performance.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamSan Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamThis lurid thriller comes to life in fits and starts, and then sinks into the bog of its own cleverness once again.
- 20Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonAn action opera designed to elicit Beavis and Butt-head-level appreciation.
- 20Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterNobody really cares about the plot, least of all the filmmakers.
- 20The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenTurns into a meticulously choreographed bang-by-the-numbers action fantasy that I would accuse of peddling evil if the film weren't so dumb and incoherent.
- 20Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversExhibits rank incompetence on every level.
- 10L.A. WeeklyManohla DargisL.A. WeeklyManohla DargisThe cinema of morons made by morons for morons, Swordfish is everything you expect but worse.