Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes
Susan Stark, Detroit News: The kind of slick, sleek entertainment that shows audiences a good time mostly because of an elaborately tricky plot. Read more
Janet Maslin, New York Times: [Directed] with cool efficiency. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: The legendary Sean Connery and the enthralling Catherine Zeta-Jones are less than the sum of their wonderful parts! Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Manufactures sparks when none are naturally forthcoming. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Lives up to its title -- spend 100-plus minutes with this lacklustre thing and you definitely feel snookered. Read more
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture: Connery and Zeta-Jones not only look great together, they work well together, too. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: A snare for all those lured to theaters by Connery's name, Zeta-Jones' beauty, and the false promise of an enjoyable caper film. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: A movie with a preposterous plot, exotic locations, absurd action sequences, and so much chemistry between attractive actors that we don't care. Read more
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: It's often all too easy to see where the plot's headed; tiny holes and bigger ones open up under the story. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: An adventure movie without two brain cells to rub together. But Connery's sad and reflective acting gives the movie depth and poignancy. Read more
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: It's a superficial but entertaining caper that's a good, old-fashioned yarn. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: You pack the explosives, the weaponry and the emergency 'chute, and save the Viagra for later. Read more