Nell Minow Common Sense Media Dec 28, 2010 2/5

Missing: this movie's plot.

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Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008 1/5

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Betsy Bozdech DVDJournal.com Oct 29, 2006 2/4

The main flaw ... is that it never really seems to get going; like laid-back 'hero' Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson), the movie seems happy to drift along and just see what happens.

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Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Feb 2, 2005 2.5

Not a bad film, despite what you may have heard, but there is no doubt it should have been a lot better.

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Tony Medley tonymedley.com Oct 7, 2004 9/10

With gorgeous Hawaiian cinematography, a charming Owen Wilson, and a clever script, I found it eminently enjoyable.

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John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis Jul 25, 2004 5/10

This movie is all looks and no brains.

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Simon Braund Empire Magazine May 14, 2004 3/5

It's sexy, offbeat fun for the most part, but it's way too laid-back for its own good and, in the end, obstinately refuses to be anything more than the sum of its highly promising parts.

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Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Mar 26, 2004 1/5

Yet another screen adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel, but this one just doesn't work.

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Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Mar 16, 2004 2/5

Never comes together into anything remotely interesting.

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Brian Orndorf FilmJerk.com Mar 16, 2004 D+

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David Keyes Cinemaphile.org Feb 27, 2004 0.5/4

...a dead zone of monstrous proportions that warrants nothing but yawns and groans for all 89 minutes it takes up the screen.

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Dan Lybarger Nitrate Online Feb 23, 2004 2/4

Despite some inspired casting and a photogenic Hawaiian backdrop, director George Armitage can't imbue the tale with Leonard's unique balance of wit and tension.

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Greg Muskewitz eFilmCritic.com Feb 21, 2004 B-

It tends to be bouncy in that flippant, rhythmic attitude, the winkingly self-assuredness so prevalent in the actual assuredness of Get Shorty.

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James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk Feb 15, 2004 3/4

glides along on the humor of its characters and the inherent intrigue created whenever multiple characters with multiple agendas all appear to be going after the same thing

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Linda Cook Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) Feb 14, 2004 1/4

After sitting through this, you'll need a vacation, too.

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Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Feb 14, 2004 2.5/5

When the best thing you can say about a movie is that a handful of actors manage to salvage it from time to time, you're not exactly talking about a great piece of filmmaking.

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James Rocchi Netflix Feb 13, 2004 2/5

Adaptation of Elmore Leonard novel doesn't have much rebound at all, despite a big-name cast.

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Greg Maki Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) Feb 13, 2004 1/4

Owen Wilson, Charlie Sheen and newcomer Sara Foster are all wrong for Elmore Leonard characters.

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