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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Dallas ObserverBill GalloDallas ObserverBill GalloAs is common in a Frankenheimer picture, the plot lines get a bit tangled in Ronin, but the atmosphere is tense, the style impeccable.
- 88ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliRonin manages to remain focused on the plot and the characters, even while staging increasingly complicated pyrotechnic set pieces and offering its share of white-knuckle moments.
- Ronin represents an exhilarating return to form for Frankenheimer.
- 88The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenWhat an impeccably crafted film this is -- slightly impoverished in theme, perhaps, but so rich everywhere else that it seems rude to notice.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertI enjoyed the film on two levels: for its skill and its silliness.
- 70L.A. WeeklyManohla DargisL.A. WeeklyManohla DargisA film in which the mechanics of the plot are far less interesting, and vital, then the interior landscape of men who exist outside the law.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovIt remains head and shoulders above what little competition there is by virtue of its stellar casting, editing, and above all, Frankenheimer's fluid, explosive direction.
- 50Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanAlthough laced with adrenaline and flavored with noirish seasoning, John Frankenheimer's Ronin is a disappointingly conventional thriller.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleRonin eventually becomes tiresome, but the pairing of De Niro and Reno never gets old.
- 50Film ThreatFilm ThreatThe concept is intriguing and the car chases are pure adrenaline.