David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Jul 13, 2022 2.5/4

...an erratic thriller that ultimately fares best in its briskly-paced and engrossing first half...

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jul 19, 2015 C

The crass story-line went off the rails at the midway point and thereafter just turns into a train wreck.

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Sep 7, 2011 D

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JoBlo JoBlo's Movie Network Jul 28, 2006 7/10

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 4, 2005 1/5

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Jonathan R. Perry Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) Mar 8, 2005 0/5

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Ryan Cracknell Movie Views Sep 1, 2004 1/5

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Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) Jul 8, 2004 1/5

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Sarah Chauncey Reel.com Jun 8, 2004 2/5

Cheesy, despite decent performances

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Jules Brenner Cinema Signals Aug 9, 2003 3/5

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Janet Maslin New York Times May 20, 2003 2/5

As written by Kevin Falls and directed by Tom Holland, The Temp starts well and runs into trouble about midway through.

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Jamie Gillies Apollo Guide Dec 7, 2002 48/100

The gimmick of The Temp runs dry really fast and is not worth investing the time to see what happens.

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Rob Blackwelder SPLICEDWire Aug 5, 2002 3/5

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Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Aug 4, 2002 3/5

The Temp is a wholly ridiculous little thriller, yet it repeatedly goes above and beyond the 'so bad it's good' realm.

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Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Jul 26, 2002 3/5

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Walter Chaw Film Freak Central May 12, 2002 3/4

The Temp manages to involve and entertain in a crafty B-movie way even if what it is is only a fraction of what it promises.

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Stephen Rebello Movieline Nov 6, 2001

If you're in need of a good giggle, go rent The Temp right now.

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Steve Davis Austin Chronicle Jan 1, 2000 2/5

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Chris Hicks Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Jan 1, 2000 1.5/4

As another entry in the 'don't-trust- anyone' paranoia thrillers that have taken over the fright genre of late, The Temp is one of the dumbest.

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Hal Hinson Washington Post Jan 1, 2000

Some of the movie plays as if it were intended to be tongue-in-cheek, but other parts are played straight, making it appear that Holland and his screenwriter Kevin Falls couldn't make up their minds about what sort of movie they wanted to make.

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