Knockaround Guys: Critic Reviews

34%

MovieWeb: 2 reviews

19%

RottenTomatoes: 100 reviews

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

42

Knockaround Guys seems to think that it's a character study, or maybe an all-in-the-Family portrait on par with The Sopranos, but it has no twistiness or intrigue.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Lawrence Van Gelder New York Times (Top Critic)

20

The action is bloody and brutal. Mr. Diesel is effective as Matty's muscle. But when it comes to father, sons and mob life, stick to The Godfather.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post (Top Critic)

Will only satisfy those who can't tell the difference between the good, the bad and the ugly.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Janice Page Boston Globe (Top Critic)

50

Despite engaging offbeat touches, Knockaround Guys rarely seems interested in kicking around a raison d'etre that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Ed Park Village Voice (Top Critic)

The inevitable double- and triple-crosses arise, but the only drama is in waiting to hear how John Malkovich's reedy consigliere will pronounce his next line.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Eric Harrison Houston Chronicle (Top Critic)

34

Even when the film turns serious, the filmmakers can't make up their minds about what kind of movie they're making.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Gary Dowell Dallas Morning News (Top Critic)

42

It's like The Godfather crammed into a sardine tin.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Steven Rosen Denver Post (Top Critic)

50

Tiresomely derivative and hammily acted.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

75

The movie crosses two formulas -- Fish Out of Water and Coming of Age -- fairly effectively.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Loren King Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

38

It might hold some appeal to undiscriminating fans of the ultra-bland, tough-guys-in -black-doing -dumb-things genre.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer (Top Critic)

50

It has its moments of swaggering camaraderie, but more often just feels generic, derivative and done to death.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Bill Muller Arizona Republic (Top Critic)

Although Knockaround Guys has the trimmed-down look of a studio trying to cut its losses, the movie plays like an entertaining B Western
Full Review » 10 years ago
Megan Turner New York Post (Top Critic)

38

Any one episode of The Sopranos would send this ill-conceived folly to sleep with the fishes.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)

20

What keeps this turkey from reaching even a minimum level of entertainment is the studied, melodramatic tone that the filmmakers achieve.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Peter Howell Toronto Star (Top Critic)

60

A guilty pleasure.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Rick Groen Globe and Mail (Top Critic)

50

Trying to sound like The Sopranos, it never registers above a bass baritone; far from Goodfellas, these fellas barely make it to below-average.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Stephanie Zacharek Salon.com (Top Critic)

One of those strained caper movies that's hardly any fun to watch and begins to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends.
Full Review » 10 years ago
David Hunter Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

Of interest only to male viewers who are addicts of Scorsese-meets -Tarantino gangster-life frolics.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Peter Travers Rolling Stone (Top Critic)

25

This heist flick about young Brooklyn hoods is off the shelf after two years to capitalize on the popularity of Vin Diesel, Seth Green and Barry Pepper. It should have stayed there.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed

Full Review » 3 years ago
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com

38

No less stale than the many derivative crime thrillers that flood the direct-to-video market.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Michelle Alexandria Eclipse Magazine

What sounds like a formula for freakish violence and a torrent of incessant expletives is in fact a stylish mobster film that stands out due to some very inventive casting.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile

Even the top ensemble case of Knockaround Guys, headed by the ever-remarkable John Malkovich and charismatic Vin Diesel, can't jump the brick wall that the script hits in the last 20 minutes.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review

60

Diesel is excellent as a compassionate pre-XXX tough guy (the film has been on the shelf for nearly two years).
Full Review » 4 years ago
Todd Gilchrist IGN Movies

Knockaround Guys just doesn't deserve to get made, either literally or figuratively, and isn't worth the time needed to discover that this particular up-and-comer is yesterday's news.
Full Review » 4 years ago