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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleBob StraussSan Francisco ChronicleBob StraussFunny, heart-tugging, intermittently awesome and a loving if ambivalent homage to the heyday of martial arts cinema, writer-director Larry Yang’s film may not blend tones as seamlessly as Chan’s best work from the 1980s and ’90s did. But “Ride On” is moving and thrilling enough to be a worthy capper to the Chan canon.
- 70Screen DailyJohn BerraScreen DailyJohn BerraIt’s rather meta since the backstory riffs on the star’s life and reputation, yet Yang gives the proceedings cross-generational family appeal through focusing on the protagonist’s deep bond with his steed.
- 60VarietyJessica KiangVarietyJessica KiangA sappy but enjoyable slice of family fun that has a nice horse doing wacky tricks for the younger viewers and for parents and older fans, is a gently meta, valedictory canter through the paddock of Chan’s previous achievements.
- 50RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRide On isn’t a generic beat-em-up but a stingy elegy to a bygone era of filmmaking and an unbelievable melodrama about an older artist and his estranged daughter. A lot of emotional baggage is attached to Ride On, and very little of it gets unpacked.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreTake Ride On for what it is, Chan’s attempt at a graceful bow to the inevitable, and an affectionate remembrance of all the crazy stuff he’s done, the risks he’s taken and the bruises and broken bones he’s suffered when dangerous stunts go dangerously wrong.
- 10The New York TimesBrandon YuThe New York TimesBrandon YuThe film is so graceless and bizarre in its attempts at tugging at the viewer’s emotions that it often feels like a work of parody.