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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- They use dialogue sparingly, powerfully; a talky detective sounds like a visitor from another planet. The world he has encroached upon is defined by the ability to run and the adrenaline-rush threat of capture. Freedom's just another word in this gripping existential portrait.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoHeisenberg's thriller ends with a chase across highways and through woods that will give viewers adrenaline highs of their own.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleAmy BiancolliSan Francisco ChronicleAmy BiancolliAs a runner, the robber is dogged; as a robber, the runner is efficient, explosive and fast.
- 70Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonAgainst interpretation, Heisenberg (who is, after all, the grandson of the physicist who gave us the uncertainty principle) has nonetheless created a nimble, dynamic character study of a fiercely guarded loner on the run.
- 60Boxoffice MagazineJohn P. McCarthyBoxoffice MagazineJohn P. McCarthyIt's difficult to imagine a more fascinating case of sociopathic, obsessive-compulsive behavior, or a more disciplined, engrossing study of it. And yet a vital ingredient is missing.
- Ultimately, most audiences will be left scratching their heads, wanting to know more about why this man, Hans Rettenberg, does what he does.
- 60Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfSome viewers might give the movie a few extra points for its retro vibe of taciturn badassedness. But little punctures the wall of emotional remove-the pulse rate is way too controlled for entertainment's sake.
- 58The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayIt might've mattered to the audience too, if we had any inkling from the first hour of The Robber who this guy is, or why we should care what happens to him.