The narrative is frustratingly repetitive.

| Original Score: C+ | Jul 28, 2020

While you may be told "Do Not Look in the Bag!", you definitely need to look at The Bag Man.

| Jan 8, 2020

[A ]brutal, disjointed, self-conscious crime drama. But ... just strange enough to wake up for at irregular intervals.

| Aug 31, 2018

A listless neo-noir film.

| Original Score: C | Mar 2, 2018

The Bag Man is as silly as its title, which both a joy and a shame.

| Original Score: C- | Jun 21, 2016

Robert De Niro brandishes an epic white pompadour that looks like a prank on eternal producer Robert Evans.

| Apr 13, 2014

With all of its time-wasting twists and gratuitous moments of sadistic silliness, it feels like a leftover Pulp Fiction wannabe from 20 years ago.

| Mar 21, 2014

A violent film with an underlayer of comedy - it works for me big time.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 17, 2014

By the time the intricate plot and not particularly satisfying payoff are revealed at the film's end, many viewers will feel like they were the ones left holding the bag.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 7, 2014

There was a time when the possibility of Robert De Niro and John Cusack appearing in the same film would hold great promise. Not anymore.

| Original Score: D | Mar 7, 2014

Another failed attempt to revive film noir

| Mar 7, 2014

Even if this is your bag, you can do better.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Mar 7, 2014

A noirish kill fest stocked with offbeat characters, lots of gunplay, unlikely plot turns and a lavishly coiffed Robert De Niro.

| Original Score: D | Mar 7, 2014

Whatever you do, do not look inside the bag.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Mar 7, 2014

Cusack and De Niro never quite embarrass themselves, but the material is clearly beneath their talents.

| Original Score: C | Mar 6, 2014

"The Bag Man" has more attitude than panache. Yes, we eventually get to see what's in the bag. But by the time its contents are revealed, you may no longer care.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Mar 6, 2014

Grovic doesn't address his ideas and tactics with enough seriousness to justify sitting through such visceral affronts.

| Original Score: 3/10 | Mar 6, 2014

David Grovic's directorial debut The Bag Man loves these clichés so much, there's hardly room for invention to breathe.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Mar 6, 2014

When thrillers are bad, it's usually for one of three reasons: Because they're ridiculous, boring, or disgustingly repulsive. "The Bag Man" is the rare thriller than manages to be all three.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Mar 6, 2014

The film has a nihilistic tone and its gallows humor may turn off more viewers than it seduces. Not since Killer Joe has a film exerted this mix of attraction and repulsion.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 6, 2014