Get Carter (2000) (2000)
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12% of critics liked it
(60 reviews) -
30% of users liked it
(29,379 ratings)
A man who has made murder his business is thrown into the underbelly of an unfamiliar criminal world in this thriller. Jack Carter (Sylvester Stallone) is a ruthless hired killer whose bloody career in Los Angeles has driven a wedge between himself and his family in the Northwest. When he learns… More A man who has made murder his business is thrown into the underbelly of an unfamiliar criminal world in this thriller. Jack Carter (Sylvester Stallone) is a ruthless hired killer whose bloody career in Los Angeles has driven a wedge between himself and his family in the Northwest. When he learns that his brother has died, he flies back to Seattle, hoping to pay his respects and reconnect with his relatives. At the funeral, his brother's wife, Gloria (Miranda Richardson), and her daughter, Doreen (Rachael Leigh Cook), are wary of Jack's attempts to reach out to them, but when he learns that his brother's death was no accident, Jack forms an uneasy alliance with Doreen to find the killers and deal out his own brand of justice. Get Carter is based on the novel Jack's Return Home by Ted Lewis, which was previously filmed in 1971 with Michael Caine as the gangster seeking revenge. Caine also appears in this remake as Cliff, the boss of Jack's late brother; Mickey Rourke, Alan Cumming, and Gretchen Mol also highlight the supporting cast. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Stephen T. Kay, Stephen Kay
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Oct 6, 2000 Wide
- On DVD
- Feb 13, 2001
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Sean Means, Film.com
The flash cannot make up for the dullness of the script ... and Stallone's emotional immobility.
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Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Carter, who goes to Seattle to hunt down his brother's killer, may have entered a labyrinth of evil, but his response to it ... is as hollow as it is monolithic.
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Bob Thomas, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
How does a numbing mishmash of a movie like this get made?
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Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Maybe it's all the rain and leaden skies, but instead of conjuring up the rueful mood it's after, the film mostly just plays dark, wet, and heavy.
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Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune
The result is Get Carter for dummies, the biggest ones being those who pay to see it. It's also an incoherent, irredeemable mess.
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Cast
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Sylvester Stallone
as Jack Carter
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Miranda Richardson
as Gloria Carter
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Rachael Leigh Cook
as Doreen Carter
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Alan Cumming
as Jeremy Kinnear
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Mickey Rourke
as Cyrus Paice
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John C. McGinley
as Con McCarty
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Rhona Mitra
as Geraldine
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Johnny Strong
as Eddie
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John Cassini
as Thorpey
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Garwin Sanford
as Les Fletcher
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Michael Caine
as Cliff Brumby
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Gretchen Mol
as Audrey
- Martin Landau
- Rachel Leigh Cook
