Viola Davis is the dealmaker. Sure, she brings an extra dimension of emotional truth and groundedness to the character, but it’s not just that. It’s also what Sutton symbolises.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 22, 2025

Yep, we’re deep into fantasy territory with this preposterous, dumb-as-rocks action picture. Redeeming it slightly is the consistently impressive Viola Davis,

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 15, 2025

Not exactly a world leader in the action movie stakes – but entertaining enough, particularly thanks to Viola Davis. 

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 15, 2025

Unburdened by narrative logic, there is a joie de vivre in the way Davis, 59, throws men over her shoulder, elbows them in the face and sprays them with machine-gun fire.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 14, 2025

Even though G20 presents itself as a fun, throwaway action movie, it's far too ponderous for its own good.

| Apr 14, 2025

G20 is a deeply embarrassing misreading of the moment.

| Apr 14, 2025

Viola Davis makes the movie worth watching for action genre fans, but there's untapped potential.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 14, 2025

Mostly, G20 has two major points in its favor, right out of the gate: a super-fun premise for an action film and a star both so good and so classy that it never feels as if she’s punching below her weight class.

| Original Score: B- | Apr 10, 2025

The action is serviceable enough, enjoyment based less on deftly staged choreography and more on the catharsis offered to Davis, as president and actor.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 10, 2025

Part Die Hard, part wish-fulfillment saga for a post-2024 present that didn’t come to pass, it’s a fantasy of feminist and U.S. might that’s chockablock with implausibilities.

| Apr 10, 2025

Intensions aside, “G20” plays well as a silly action movie.

| Apr 10, 2025

“G20” is standard-issue improbable action that’s lifted by EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) award winner Davis, who makes everything better.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 10, 2025

By having loud social statements and muddied geopolitics in service of blockbuster entertainment made for streaming—the film will be released on Amazon Prime Video—“G20” feels separate from its time yet painfully indicative of it.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 10, 2025

This explosive action picture is completely ridiculous — and all the more better because of it.

| Original Score: B | Apr 9, 2025

Davis exudes authenticity—a ferocious toughness without ever seeming superhuman—and in G20 she’s the only real thing in a movie that’s hopelessly phony.

| Original Score: C- | Apr 9, 2025

The plot and supporting characters of 'G20' are nothing to write home about, but Viola Davis deserves all the fan mail. She gives this otherwise mediocre movie all she’s got, and she’s got gravitas and humanity and a vicious punch.

| Apr 9, 2025