Get Carter 1971

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Caine has been mucking about in a series of potboilers, undermining his acting reputation along the way, but Get Carter shows him as sure, fine and vicious -- a good hero for an action movie. Read more

Jay Cocks, TIME Magazine: It wallows in its ceaseless bloodbath and emerges like its protagonist -- sleazy and second-rate. Read more

Time Out: Refusing ever to dwell, it cuts sharp rather than deep, but sharp enough. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Mike Hodges' top-notch adaptation of a Ted Lewis novel not only maintains interest but conveys with rare artistry, restraint and clarity the many brutal, sordid and gamy plot turns. Read more