Unhinged (2020)

O’Sullivan finds the thriller an exuberantly enjoyable, pulpy treat despite its plot holes. She especially praises Russell Crowe’s performance, calling his misogynistic villain both chilling and darkly funny.

Newland finds the film a compelling, solid genre thriller despite its lack of freshness. She singles out Russell Crowe’s hulking menace and the film’s slick pacing and bursts of shocking violence.

Hans finds the thriller entertaining and darkly funny, praising its send-up of emasculated men. She also highlights Russell Crowe’s performance as the volatile antagonist.

The review finds the road-rage thriller predictable but entertaining. It praises Russell Crowe’s enjoyably deranged performance for giving the film a lift.

Leyland calls the film trashy fun despite a predictable plot and increasingly implausible turns. He praises Russell Crowe’s snarling, gleeful performance, while noting that the finale teeters between crowd-pleasing and camp silliness.

Lodge finds the film delivers nasty B-movie thrills but offers little dramatic substance. He singles out Russell Crowe’s oversized performance and the opening scene as especially gripping.

Dowd pans the film as nasty, implausible pulp that fails to build suspense. He singles out Russell Crowe’s committed menace, but finds the performance one-note and unrewarding.

Jones dismisses the film as a far-fetched, mechanically recycled road-rage thriller. He singles out its increasingly implausible pursuit and turn into vicious slasher-style violence as faults.

Aftab finds the thriller pointless, lazy, and unpleasantly misogynistic. He singles out Russell Crowe’s one-note, overdriven performance as a particular failure.

The critic finds the film needlessly unpleasant and abrasively stressful, yet oddly monotonous. Its monotonous quality is singled out as a key complaint.

Willmore finds the film a lackluster thriller that ultimately reduces its villain to a generic road-rage cautionary tale. She praises Russell Crowe’s performance for briefly making the character’s resentment and violence feel sharply connected to a larger cultural ugliness.

Bowen finds the film nihilistic, monotonous, and colossally redundant. He singles out a tense traffic-side encounter as a chilling moment, but says the film soon devolves into violence without examination.

Catsoulis gives the thriller a negative verdict, finding it unpleasant and often laughable. The review’s complaint is that its road-rage premise produces more excess than suspense.

Chang dismisses the film as unnecessary, crudely sadistic schlock and says it is not worth going to a theater to see. He singles out the nimble action editing and cinematography as effective amid the clichés.

Dalton finds the thriller stubbornly lowbrow, dreary, and largely devoid of tension. He credits Russell Crowe’s committed performance and the car stunts, but says the film’s weak writing and affectless violence overwhelm them.

Goble finds Unhinged an agreeably brisk, crass popcorn thriller, though its muddled treatment of violence and masculinity gives him pause. He especially praises Russell Crowe’s twitchy, convincing performance as the terrifying driver.

The critic finds the film unsophisticated and somewhat unoriginal, but considers it tense, fast entertainment with merit. They praise Russell Crowe’s convincing villain and single out the diner scene as a highlight.

Sinacola finds the thriller’s violence and tension effective, though its social commentary lacks nuance. He singles out Russell Crowe’s imposing physical presence as the film’s real weapon.

The critic finds the thriller formulaic and disappointing overall, though gripping action makes it worth watching. The driving sequences are singled out for their taut, thrilling construction.

Kaye finds the film hollow and ultimately pointless, despite Russell Crowe’s forceful performance. He praises Crowe’s screen presence but faults the weak script and the film’s nasty, implausible slasher violence.

The critic finds the film brutal and largely unsuccessful, with little fun or meaningful insight. They single out Russell Crowe’s committed performance and the film’s energy, but say its over-the-top violence and implausible villain undermine it.

The critic finds the film painfully inept and its violence unjustified. They single out a brief car chase as momentarily engaging, but say weak writing and performances undermine the thrills.