Back in Action

critic Reviews

, 28% Rotten Tomatometer Score
  • It's good to have Diaz and Foxx back, but they deserve a warmer welcome than this rote action-comedy.
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    Ben TravisEmpire Magazine
    A solid action-comedy that proves just how much we’ve missed Cameron Diaz in the last ten years. Next time don’t leave it so long, eh?
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    Jonathan RomneyFinancial Times
    Back in Action epitomises the Netflix category of “casual viewing”, ie stuff you can have on in the background while you’re washing up.
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    Kristy PuchkoMashable
    Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx team up for an action-comedy designed meticulously for Gen X
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    Robbie CollinDaily Telegraph (UK)
    It is vivaciously, even triumphantly, OK. If there was an Oscar for Most Adequate Picture, we’d be gearing up for a sweep.
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    Robert LevinNewsday
    Diaz's return is welcome, but she needs a better project.
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    Stephanie ZacharekTIME Magazine
    Even if Back in Action is generally tame and bland, you can’t hold that against its stars. Their timing still has that pinpoint zing; their off-the-cuff casualness gives the movie whatever breeziness it’s got.
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    Jackie K. Cooperjackiekcooper.com
    Great chemistry between the lead actors and I had really missed Cameron Diaz.
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    Ayeen ForootanIn Review Online
    it’s still almost painful to watch Back in Action abruptly spoil everything that is unique, charming, and witty in its first half for the sake of second-rate spectacle and overfamiliar trope-trading.
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    Mark JacksonEpoch Times
    The entire cast must have been in need some quick cash because “Back in Action” is not doing any of their resumes any favors.
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    Ruth MaramisFlixChatter Film Blog
    While Foxx & Diaz are fun together, they deserve much better material than this derivative schlock of an action flick.
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