Armored should crackle with nervous energy; however, the bland characters don't get much of interest to do and are virtually interchangeable.
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01/31/10
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Armored (2009)
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Reviews Counted:45
Fresh:19
Rotten:26
Average Rating:4.8/10
Consensus: This B-grade thriller has a good cast and director but is undone by plot holes and messy conclusion.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release:Dec 4, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $15,988,876
Synopsis: A crew of officers at an armored transport security firm risk their lives when they embark on the ultimate heist.against their own company. Armed with a seemingly fool-proof plan, the men plan on... [More]
Starring: Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne, Skeet Ulrich
Director: Nimrod Antal
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Reviews for Armored
A host of charismatic character actors, including Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne and Matt Dillon, slum it about amiably in Armoured, a B-movie action thriller, before it all implodes in the final unbelievable act.
01/22/10
None of the plan details so essential to a tense heist drama are given to us; the gang's individual characterisations get lost, and the movie gets boringly marooned in a Reservoir Dogsish abandoned stockyard. Disappointing.
01/22/10
The absolute awfulness of Armoured can’t be ignored but with a group of friends and an open bar, there is still plenty of fun to be had.
01/22/10
Despite an intriguing premise, it doesn't really go anywhere.
01/22/10
This is a mess of unconvincing characters, doolally plotting and dumb flag-waving - the one honest character being an Iraq vet forced to join the others in their brain-dead scam.
01/22/10
Armored’s first half is an overwrought, eye-rolling bro-venture, but once the actual robbery takes place, the film ratchets up into a solid testosterone-soaked thriller.
01/22/10
Antal's attempts to crank up the tension are telegraphed far too often and undermined by a flagrant disregard for logic, meaning this never delivers quite enough bang for your buck.
01/22/10
An underwhelming heist-gone-wrong movie that, inexplicably, has avoided going straight to DVD.
01/22/10
Things are jollied along by some very stiff acting, especially from Dillon. The film, shot in crisp widescreen, is surprisingly pleasant to look at. It is also surprisingly restrained.
01/22/10
The internecine calamity that ensues is nicely paced by Nimród Antal – great name– and played with full-grimace intensity by Laurence Fishburne, Jean Reno, Skeet Ulrich and, the single phoner in the performances, Fred Ward. A safe bet for a DVD night.
01/22/10
Not a classic like Reservoir Dogs but a perfectly watchable thriller thanks to a cast of old pros.
01/22/10
Armored is based on a first-time script which, thanks to a bit of industry hype, became the subject of a bidding war among the studios. Sony won the day. Guys, you were robbed.
01/22/10
Despite reliable work from Dillon and Fishburne, Armored is something of a disappointment, thanks to a dull script and a lacklustre leading performance from Short.
01/22/10
Somehow securing cinematic distribution when its script, plot and execution scream straight-to-DVD, Armoured is the worst kind of B-movie: a dull one.
01/22/10
This is Hollywood at its dumbest.
01/22/10
It knows exactly what it wants to do and does it with a minimum of muss and fuss and that is more than I can say for a lot of the other movies that I have seen lately.
12/18/09
stands head-and-shoulders above inept Oscar bait the likes of The Lovely Bones and Nine
12/16/09
What happens when someone leads you into temptation?
12/12/09
While it is completely predictable Armored is also efficient and suspenseful.
12/11/09
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