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54 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Slant MagazineJake ColeSlant MagazineJake ColeThe film’s action is the most extreme encapsulation yet of Dwayne Johnson’s bombastic blockbuster work.
- 63RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoIt’s only in the final third when the fight choreography gets a little too incoherent that you realize you don’t give a damn about anything that’s happening, and you start to wish Hobbs and Shaw were given a story with a little more meat on its bones. But by then you probably won’t care.
- 63USA TodayBrian TruittUSA TodayBrian TruittBut in trying to break free from being Fast and Furious, “Hobbs & Shaw” forgets to maintain the balance of insanity and heart that makes the series special.
- 60Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfBetween epic bouts of bickering, Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham save the world in an offshoot that gets the job done.
- 60ScreenCrushMatt SingerScreenCrushMatt SingerHobbs & Shaw is the movie version of a replacement-level player. It is adequate, but not exceptional. It’s the baseline version of what one of these movies should be, now that they’re not about undercover cops chasing thieves anymore.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawSome enjoyable stuff, although a slightly weird deployment of Jim Croce’s bittersweet song Time in a Bottle at the film’s beginning and end – perhaps inspired by its use for Quicksilver’s slo-mo scene in X-Men: Days of Future Past.
- 60Total FilmJames MottramTotal FilmJames MottramTestosterone, muscles, action, guns and cars… it’s Fast & Furious business as usual. Could be tighter, mind, and the constant dick-measuring gets a little wearying.
- 55Vanity FairRichard LawsonVanity FairRichard LawsonThough some zesty flair has been added—particularly a new heroine—this hyper-aggro spin-off of a beloved franchise over does it while under-delivering.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreBut through all the excess, the schmaltz, the digitally-augmented fights and the practically all-digital car chases and stunts, the marvelous cast keep “Hobbs & Shaw” from totally stalling out. Call it a bad movie you can’t help but laugh at, and with, and get the extra large popcorn. You’re going to need it.