...an erratically-paced yet often thrilling endeavor...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 27, 2023

[John Frankenheimer] turns a pretty duff script into something fairly exciting...

| Sep 19, 2022

A beautiful piece of work: elegant without being ponderous, complex without being complicated.

| Original Score: A | Sep 2, 2022

Ronin has had much of its uniqueness overshadowed by blockbusters from the modern era, but still retains a likable personality of its own.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 1, 2021

It's like watching the revival of a forgotten art form; the fact that it's done with a minimum of special effects makes it all the more stirring.

| Apr 19, 2021

Bazooka firepower and blinding explosions supplement incredibly realistic, lengthy car chases, further adorned with grandly destructive aftermaths.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Sep 24, 2020

A pure action flick.

| Original Score: 3.0/4.0 | Sep 21, 2020

Robert De Niro's edgy presence lends a silly plot about a stolen briefcase a much-needed veneer of credibility.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 8, 2020

Weaves a complex (and convoluted) tapestry of danger, betrayal, and a seemingly unending stream of car chases.

| Original Score: C | Feb 4, 2019

I wasn't prepared to be absolutely blown away by the storytelling, style, character work, and quiet cool that Ronin truly represents. This isn't just a solid late '90s spy thriller, it's a true entry in the espionage annals.

| Nov 3, 2018

In a film that feels more European than American (except for the car chases), Frankenheimer works wonders on what was probably a relatively modest budget.

| May 17, 2018

Frankenheimer engineers a breakneck ride through the European underworld.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 18, 2017

Not even supercool Robert De Niro can enliven this boring tale.

| Aug 18, 2017

Mamet was so upset by the Writers Guild's refusal to give him sole writing credit that he chose to be listed under a pseudonym; turns out he unwittingly made the right decision.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 3, 2009

More fruitful by far to take the auteurist view and say that for Frankenheimer, Ronin is surrender.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 24, 2009

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 24, 2006

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 14, 2005

As relaes entre os personagens e as seqncias de perseguio so fascinantes, mas a tentativa de "amarrar" a trama acaba comprometendo um roteiro que no precisava disso.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 12, 2005

...smart enough to recognize and even make a virtue of its dumbness.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Jan 29, 2005