Demolition Man 1993

Vincent Canby, New York Times: Demolition Man is a significant artifact of our time or, at least, of this week. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Nearly all the SF premises are accorded the status of Andrew Dice Clay one-liners -- which means that they, along with the characters, keep changing from one scene to the next. Read more

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James Berardinelli, ReelViews: In the end, that's all this film is: flames, flying bullets, and special effects. It could be worse, I suppose, but as long as people go into this film with their eyes open, there shouldn't be any surprises. Read more

Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine: Ultimately the script's often sharp social satire is drowned out by the noise and confusion. It is also undercut by casting virtually all the psychopathically murderous criminals as minority-group members. Read more

Time Out: Forget your preconceptions, but not your brain cells and sense of irony. Read more

Emanuel Levy, Variety: A noisy, soulless, self-conscious pastiche that mixes elements of sci-fi, action-adventure and romance, then pours on a layer of comedy replete with Hollywood in-jokes. Read more

Hal Hinson, Washington Post: Basically, Demolition Man is a futuristic cop picture with slightly more imagination and wit than the typical example of the slash-and-burn genre. Read more