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Metascore
19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleAwesome, awesome action. Skimpy, skimpy plot.
- 70VarietyVarietyThe fight sequences (choreographed by Raffaelli) are especially creative, with the combatants using any available object, including a priceless Van Gogh painting, to get the job done.
- This time, with Besson scripting / producing and Patrick Alessandrin directing, it amounts to a raucous and colorfully junky helping of seconds.
- 70The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisIt’s pleasurable nonsense and another reminder that one of the great pulls of cinema is the spectacle of other bodies in blissful motion.
- 60EmpireEmpireThe dialogue and storyline are both a little on the clunky side, but the action excels.
- 60New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinIt’s campier than its predecessor, but its gung ho union of black, white, and Asian gangs against reactionaries who’d destroy them is a virtuosic assertion of punky Parisian multiculturalism.
- 60Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichSomewhat underwhelming sequel.
- 58The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasMore of the same, only more. Yet here, “more” means a more needlessly convoluted plot, a more cartoonish parade of ethnic stereotypes, and more leaden political metaphor than viewers can digest.
- 50Boxoffice MagazineWade MajorBoxoffice MagazineWade MajorThough it fails to live up to its dynamic predecessor in almost every way, District B13: Ultimatum should still be enough to satisfy the earlier film’s small but faithful core of American fans.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceWorks only when at full sprint.