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By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 18 Oct 2017

Chan spends most of the second half of the film off-screen, so Brosnan emerges as the true lead of The Foreigner, anchoring a cluttered plot…

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By Jordan Ruimy (242) for World of Reel (117) on 17 Oct 2017

The problem with The Foreigner is that, quite surprisingly, there isn't enough Jackie Chan…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 17 Oct 2017

Due to its seen-it-all-before premise, this no-frills action-thriller is as old school as this kind of fare can be…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 17 Oct 2017

Chan often feels like a visitor in his own film, and the script attempts some plot pirouettes that don't always flow gracefully…

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By Rob Hunter (276) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 15 Oct 2017

The Foreigner doesn't break the mold, but it never tries to - and doesn't need to…

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By Eric Eisenberg (199) for CinemaBlend (829) on 15 Oct 2017

The movie is at its best when it's keeping things simple, specifically with the game of cat and mouse that plays out between Pierce Brosnan…

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 13 Oct 2017

The Foreigner' is a somber and violent feature that shows the deadly consequences of violent extremism…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 13 Oct 2017

In terms of overall visceral impact, The Foreigner is perhaps not as satisfying as a John Wick or the aforementioned Payback because it’s…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 12 Oct 2017

This thriller casts Chan in a bracing, dynamic role but then wastes that potential as the story sidelines him, focusing instead on other characters…

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By Christian Holub (57) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 12 Oct 2017

Chan has a bit of Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven aura about him here, with the costs of his violent life visible in the weary lines of his face…

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By Gary Wolcott (857) for Tri-City Herald (818) on 12 Oct 2017

Chan's acting and that of Brosnan is a great change of pace in a film that's a nice change of pace from the average action-thriller…

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By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (836) for AV Club (2,778) on 12 Oct 2017

The Foreigner is a good, lean cut of meat—in other words, a typical Martin Campbell movie, expeditious and cold-blooded in its cross-cut,…

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By Steve Persall (1,105) for Tampa Bay Times (1,287) on 12 Oct 2017

Jackie Chan, master of martial arts comedy, wishes to be taken seriously as an actor. Seriously…

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By Tina Hassannia (118) for National Post (1,405) on 12 Oct 2017

The film tries pretty halfheartedly to make us sympathize with Chan's character, who isn't given many lines to show off his signature charisma,…

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By Randall King (194) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 12 Oct 2017

Chan is a solid, sad centre for the film, and the casting works because, even if the joy isn't there, you love him anyway - even if you may…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 12 Oct 2017

This movie works, and even if it doesn't quite succeed on all levels, from an overall entertainment perspective there's very little negative…

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By Bob Strauss (787) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 12 Oct 2017

Third act has more [Pierce] Brosnan yelling but some decent, if not dazzling, [Jackie] Chan action; he's old but still super, evidently…

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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 12 Oct 2017

Great fun. Jackie Chan goes Rambo on Irish terrorists with help from Martin Campbell and Pierce Brosnan…

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By Bruce Demara (410) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 12 Oct 2017

Chan ... remains a likeable everyman hero type that the audience roots as he navigates his world through a labyrinth of violence and betrayal…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine/Vulture (3,519) on 12 Oct 2017

That makes Brosnan the more interesting protagonist, Chan the wild card — and changes The Foreigner from a standard revenge melodrama into…

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