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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe cast is tasty, including Vincent D'Onofrio as a friendly fellow Mob guy, Val Kilmer as the head of the Cleveland PD, Christopher Walken as an underworld power broker, and a bunch of character actors hoping for a remake of "The Sopranos."
- 63Boston GlobeMark FeeneyBoston GlobeMark FeeneyThe best thing about the picture (unless you like exploding cars, in which case the rest of the movie is just so many interruptions between getting to see all these big old '70s boats going boom) is its proudly hammy supporting cast.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterA pedestrian chronicle of an eventful true story.
- 50L.A. WeeklyNick PinkertonL.A. WeeklyNick PinkertonThough director Jonathan Hensleigh (The Punisher) perks up when filming violence, the atmosphere throughout is past-prime, stymieing any strut.
- 50New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithIf you're in the mood for a clichéd gangland B-movie, though, you could do worse.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen ColeThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen ColeA big, bloated, though frequently engaging gangster movie, Kill the Irishman should properly be viewed late night on TV, flipping back and forth between the film, David Letterman and a west-coast ball game.
- 50The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasIt's just another gangster movie for the pile.
- 40Time OutTime OutIf Stevenson's performance were equal to his mammoth physique, the movie might have a shot, but even his broad shoulders aren't up to carrying this much dead weight.
- 40The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAn extravagantly corny ode to the collapse of the Cleveland mafia in the 1970s.