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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- This film is about surfaces, for young men with testosterone to burn, and the racing passages snap.
- 40L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyThe cars and stunt work are real, and so is the rather endearing retro cheesiness. This is the movie that really belongs with Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof."
- 40VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyA demolition derby starring some of the most expensive cars on Earth, Redline portrays a world so drenched in wealth it gives off a stench.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckRedline is the cinematic equivalent of a sports car ad in Maxim magazine.
- 38New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanIf there's a lesson to be found in this shameless vanity project, it's that money can buy anything. Even a movie.
- 33The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinA PG-13 celebration of hot chicks, fast cars, and deplorable behavior is like diet Mountain Dew, near-beer, or an expletive-free version of Straight Outta Compton--a tame, watered-down version of the real thing.
- 30Los Angeles TimesJohn AndersonLos Angeles TimesJohn AndersonRedline isn't exactly a car wreck, mainly because it's far less exciting, and you can, in fact, look away. Perhaps at your shoes.
- 25TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe lesson is that money can buy a vanity project, but it can't buy talent, imagination or an audience.
- 25Boston GlobeBoston GlobeAn action flick loaded with cars, chrome, and silicone, is everything you'd expect it to be, and yet so much less: less character development, less believability, and most unforgivably, less escapist entertainment.
- 0San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSan Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubThis movie is so horrible that it actually spends some time in "so bad it's good" territory, before getting significantly worse.