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Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe PlaylistKevin JagernauthWhile it hardly reinvents the genre, it’s smart, sharp entertainment that meets expectations dead on, and provides a nifty little story told with just enough spark to make the familiar feel fresh.
- 70Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLoyalties are tested, futures are reconsidered and the body count climbs in the effective action import New World.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisNew World is both less bloody and more thoughtful than most of its genre, the shifting-alliances plot becoming more engrossing as it progresses.
- 60Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearNew World dishes out enough of the genre’s oldest pleasures to make it worthwhile.
- 50Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThis is action-thriller feather preening, but all the wit in the world can't hide the narrative sprawl that rots from within.
- 40Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerPark's direction is sleek and assured, but lacking the dynamism that might help energize a film that—its title notwithstanding—comes off as dully old-school.