Snitch Reviews
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)
Less of a mindless, violent action film (which we've had enough of, at least for a few months) and more of a suspense thriller-- and not a bad one at that.
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| Original Score: B
Empire Magazine
While not the balls-out action movie the marketing suggests, this Rock-powered family drama is not without its moments.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Total Film
A thoughtful, slow-boiling, politically charged thriller. It takes an hour for Dwayne to become The Rock, but it's worth the wait.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
This surprisingly gritty drama stars Dwayne Johnson, not wrestling star The Rock, which may disappoint those looking for a meat-headed action flick.
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| Original Score: 3/4
The Grid
Snitch's storyline has distinct echoes of Breaking Bad but it's hard to say where to place it on the proverbial TV dial due to its sometimes clumsy shifts between Lifetime-style earnestness and a tougher sensibility better suited to FX.
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| Original Score: 6/10
Movies.com
During the 95 minutes of undemanding viewing you'll spend with this film on an upcoming Saturday night, you'll easily pretend that the lone "good guy with a gun" is a thing that can actually combat evil...
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| Original Score: 3/5
Reno News and Review
Dwayne Johnson actually almost emotes in this thing.
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| Original Score: 2.75/5
MediaMikes
...this is probably the most impressive performance that Johnson has given on film.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Tampa Bay Times
Snitch is a movie that doesn't play its marquee star cheap. Dwayne Johnson leaves his preening pro wrestling persona at the door, never doffing his shirt or lifting an eyebrow while playing a guy in way over his head.
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| Original Score: B+
SSG Syndicate
Serious and suspenseful, as Dwayne Johnson uses brains, not brawn to protect his son.
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| Original Score: 7/10
American Profile
Has a sobering message underneath its action-movie surface-and behind the marquee power of its muscle-bound leading man.
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| Original Score: 3/5
We Got This Covered
Taut, suspenseful, insightful, and relentless, Snitch lets Dwayne Johnson display some acting chops and places Michael Kenneth Williams squarely on any casting director's radar.
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| Original Score: 8/10
jackiekcooper.com
Dwayne Johnson's gives his best performance yet in this true story of a father's love; "The Rock" is now a name of the past.
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| Original Score: 6/10
Laramie Movie Scope
When I saw this film I was reminded of a documentary film I saw last year called 'The House I Live In' which explores the disaster of America's War on Drugs. Based on a true story, 'Snitch' explores some of the same issues.
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| Original Score: B
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
Contrary to the suggestion of its misleading trailer, it's not really an action movie but a slow-burning and legitimate neo-noir -- the type of dark but not despairing feature that might have starred Glenn Ford in the 1950s.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Vulture
In the end, this is a movie that lives or dies on Johnson's performance, and luckily, the actor is perfect ...
Tulsa World
The action thriller "Snitch" is more thriller than action.
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| Original Score: 3/4
ScreenRant
Snitch is not the action movie that some viewers might have been expecting but that's not a bad thing - it delivers a surprisingly engaging character drama instead.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Screen It!
I was pleasantly surprised that the film is more than just a nearly two-hour, dumbed-down, testosterone-fueled collection of cinematic mayhem. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)
