Us
Captain Marvel
Widows
The Walking Dead
Log in with Facebook
OR
By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango.
Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password.
We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified.
Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service.
No consensus yet.
All Critics (61) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (49)
Take beer goggles. Apr 2, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Take beer goggles.
Mike McCahill
One capably staged chase sequence apart, it's not one to set the pulse racing. Mar 30, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
One capably staged chase sequence apart, it's not one to set the pulse racing.
Trevor Johnston
[The] performances are convincingly nervy. Mar 13, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
[The] performances are convincingly nervy.
Sandra Hall
Given what happens and what's at stake, it's surprisingly dull. Mar 13, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Given what happens and what's at stake, it's surprisingly dull.
Philippa Hawker
Not only is Hopkins's Freddy incomparably more charismatic than any of his captors, he's the only one who, weirdly enough, seems to be enjoying the ordeal. But maybe that's simply a matter of pay scale. Mar 6, 2015 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
Not only is Hopkins's Freddy incomparably more charismatic than any of his captors, he's the only one who, weirdly enough, seems to be enjoying the ordeal. But maybe that's simply a matter of pay scale.
Geoff Pevere
The true story of Freddy Heineken's kidnapping is fascinating, but "Kidnapping Mr. Heineken" is a disappointingly superficial film in which neither the kidnappers nor their captives are particularly interesting. Mar 5, 2015 | Rating: 2.0
The true story of Freddy Heineken's kidnapping is fascinating, but "Kidnapping Mr. Heineken" is a disappointingly superficial film in which neither the kidnappers nor their captives are particularly interesting.
Richard Roeper
It's obviously possible to make compelling movies about true crime committed by unsympathetic people, but this sure isn't one of them. Aug 1, 2017 | Full Review…
It's obviously possible to make compelling movies about true crime committed by unsympathetic people, but this sure isn't one of them.
Carolyn Cox
It's far from perfect, but Kidnapping Mr. Heineken still proves to be a generally likable and engaging small-time thriller, regardless of its imperfections. Jun 2, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
It's far from perfect, but Kidnapping Mr. Heineken still proves to be a generally likable and engaging small-time thriller, regardless of its imperfections.
Marija Djurovic
Hopkins in captivity is always fascinating. He is not Hannibal Lecter-dangerous here, but as a stubborn captive in chains, he is still a defanged alpha male worth watching. If only we were allowed to see more of him. May 24, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Hopkins in captivity is always fascinating. He is not Hannibal Lecter-dangerous here, but as a stubborn captive in chains, he is still a defanged alpha male worth watching. If only we were allowed to see more of him.
Tay Yek Keak
The stakes might be high, but never once do they produce even a frisson of delight, horror or tension. Apr 27, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The stakes might be high, but never once do they produce even a frisson of delight, horror or tension.
Theresa Smith
Time and again, good material is introduced and discarded. Apr 27, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Time and again, good material is introduced and discarded.
Peter Calder
While the ransom paid was the largest ever, the stakes never seem as high as they should be. Dec 21, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/5
While the ransom paid was the largest ever, the stakes never seem as high as they should be.
David 'Mad Dog' Bradley
"Kidnapping Mr. Heineken" is better than the critics' score suggests. The critics are right -- this film has a few issues. Kwanten's "English accent" sounds like Eliza Doolittle's closing night performance from the Rappahannock Community Theater troupe, but then again, how appropriate is an English accent on a blue collar Dutch criminal character in the first place? There's not enough action for a heist picture, but then again, this is a kidnapping picture -- not a heist picture, and by nature a hunker-down-and-hide kidnapping story will always be more static. Hopkins is a bit lackluster in his role, but as ceaselessly fascinating as it would have been to have him reprise his role as the imprisoned Hannibal Lector, it would have been inappropriate for the role of an aging, kidnapped Dutch beer mogul. All in all, "Kidnapping Mr. Heineken" is a perfectly good kidnapping tale with thoughtful costumes, good sets and locations, and decent writing.
Super Reviewer
Not the movie the trailer had me believe it would be at all. A film that you think is "just okay" and get steadily worse and worse if you ever put any actual thought into it. Completely unsatisfying, and very very stupid. How they managed to get Sam Worthington, Ryan Kwanten, Mark VanEeuwen AND Sir Anthony Hopkins on board I will never understand.
I never even knew that this took place. I found the story to be interesting more than the film itself. Whilst the acting was solid the ending was predictable, even when true.
There are no approved quotes yet for this movie.
View All