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Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinA simple, bullet-riddled, crowd-pleasing action movie.
- 60Washington PostPaul AttanasioWashington PostPaul AttanasioChuck Norris fans will not be disappointed by Missing in Action, a bang-bang-you're-dead exploitation flick from the Cannon Group in which the action is rarely missing. [19 Nov 1984, p.C3]
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineAs an action picture, Missing In Action works fairly well. Norris is a worthy hero, shooting and kicking Asian enemies right and left, and the film is blessed with production values that make it quite watchable.
- 50Miami HeraldBill CosfordMiami HeraldBill CosfordMissing in Action is thus never especially compelling, even as a B-movie, because it is never remotely believable. Nonetheless, Norris' appeal is so quiet and uncomplicated that, although the film exploits the issue of MIAs as thoroughly as any movie has to date, Missing in Action is never offensive. [20 Nov 1984, p.D1]
- 40Film ThreatFilm ThreatThis moves along pretty quickly and has a lot of over-the-top action and explosions. There’s a whole Missing in Action trilogy, but I can’t see how someone could sit through a second one.
- 25Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittJoseph Zito directed this cheap exercise in hate, suspicion, and mayhem. [06 Dec 1984, p.50]
- 20Time OutTime OutXenophobic, amateurish and extraordinarily dull.