Part murder mystery, part cop actioner, and mishandled with a touch of Western justice, the film never finds even footing and stumbles throughout its messy presentation, which is punctuated by bloody violence and a pervasive macho attitude.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Aug 15, 2022

No matter how intense the action sequences, it all becomes meaningless when the drama is played out over protagonists unworthy of attention.

| Original Score: 2/10 | Dec 4, 2020

Nasty, mean, and appallingly violent at times, "Sabotage" is like a bloodier version of the entire Cannon Films catalog.

| Original Score: B- | Jul 8, 2020

Sabotage. Unrelenting. Unapologetic. Unstoppable.

| Jan 8, 2020

Whether or not it's a smooth little cutlet is another matter, but as far as action flicks go, it's certainly entertaining.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 29, 2019

In Sabotage, the plot is too circuitous to give you that adrenaline rush of fitting finality, especially with all the collateral damage along the way.

| Aug 28, 2019

The story boasts a dramatic personae of larger-than-life characters that are physically imposing but have little by way of personality.

| Mar 7, 2019

There's something deliriously subversive about how proudly Sabotage wields its R rating. And while it's too clumsy to be good, it does tie together in way that's mostly satisfying.

| Original Score: B- | Feb 14, 2019

Sabotage holds the honour of being one of the most boring and irritating films I've seen in a long time.

| Original Score: 2/10 | Nov 1, 2018

Schwarzenegger fans will enjoy this action fest, as this is undoubtedly his vehicle all the way.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 15, 2017

'Sabotage' contains the most graphic nastiness of any film Ah-nuld has ever made. It'll keep your attention, but you'll possibly lose your lunch and feel slimed.

| Original Score: 2.5 | Jun 16, 2016

I's unfortunately weighed down by a plot that we've seen before and characters we care too little about.

| Original Score: C+ | Jun 7, 2016

The kind of cathartic action pic that's been long absent, reminding us that gritty revenge pieces have their place.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 17, 2016

Arnie's macho crew are such an obnoxious bunch of meatheads - and that goes, too, for Mireille Enos, its lone women member - that you will struggle to care.

| Sep 13, 2014

Part heist film, part action thriller, part murder mystery, the movie is punishingly violent (in one scene, the camera lingers over squashed body parts after a drug agent is hit by a train). The ugliness is so pervasive it becomes perversely fascinating.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 4, 2014

...it becomes more and more clear that virtually all of the movie's protagonists are unlikable...

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 10, 2014

Writer-director David Ayer is hoping to unleash that bad guy action-noir vibe he successfully unhatched in "Training Day" and to a lesser extent in "End of Watch." This time, he lays an egg.

| Original Score: D | Jul 23, 2014

Scenes of people kicking doors down and shooting each other in the head are efficiently handled - it's everything else that's a problem.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 11, 2014

It is worth remembering that John Wayne, an actor almost as inexpressive as he is, did much of his finest work at the tail end of his career. Sadly, post-gubernator Arnie hasn't yet found his equivalents to True Grit or El Dorado.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 9, 2014

Arnie does his best but, as so often, turns out to be limited in scope: when called upon to look upset, his inner cyborg punctures the mood; when he sighs, we snigger.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 9, 2014