66
Metascore
31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerEnergetic and inventive, it's a satirical, smart, grown-up thriller.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA real movie, rich and atmospheric, savoring its disreputable characters and their human weaknesses.
- 80The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensThe first really good spy movie about the impossibility, under present historical circumstances, of making a really good spy movie.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerDesmond RyanPhiladelphia InquirerDesmond RyanForget the end and there is much to enjoy here.
- 70TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghA cut above the preposterous action spectacles that now pass for espionage films.
- 70Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThe show belongs to Geoffrey Rush in a note-perfect performance as Harry Pendel, the tailor.
- 60Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumAn Austin Powers movie for grown-ups.
- 50New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThe script gets so silly, the Monty Python troupe would reject it.
- 50Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterThe rhythms excite expectations that go unanswered.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittStrains too hard to seem smart and savvy.