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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 58The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinThere's something strangely charming about films that are all artifice, explosions, and naked calculation. 12 Rounds is at least honest trash: It never pretends to be anything other than manic schlock.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyYou will probably find yourself praying for this duel's knock-out punch to arrive long before it actually does.
- 50L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyThis is the kind of amiable time-killer that belongs on a basic-cable weekend afternoon.
- 38Boston GlobeBoston GlobeAs one of the WWE's marquee pro wrestlers, John Cena is some actor. As a straight actor . . . he's a great wrestler.
- 38Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneNoisy, cut into a head-snapping blur with little room for Cena to even try showing emotion, 12 Rounds is an occasionally exciting but always empty experience.
- 30The New York TimesNathan LeeThe New York TimesNathan LeeThere are, as you may have guessed, 12 rounds of this arbitrary nonsense. Annoying as the conceit may be, it neatly functions as a means to gauge how much is left to endure.
- 25ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames Berardinelli12 Rounds is the unholy stepchild of "Die Hard with a Vengeance" and "Speed," starring a man whose lack of range makes Steven Seagal seem nuanced by comparison.
- 25TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineIt's not fun and it gets tiring real fast.
- 20The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterCena is no Jason Statham. His stolid seriousness sucks the life right out of any scene in which he's required to speak. It's a bad sign when you repeatedly wish a runaway trolley would silence the hero.
- 10VarietyVarietyThe viewer, even from a seated position, deserves a championship belt for surviving this overlong actioner.