Drive Hard 2014

Kyle Smith, New York Post: [It] doesn't exactly work up a sweat devising an interesting plot villains, but the badinage between the odd couple ... makes the time pass painlessly enough. Read more

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: Normally, I would have no objection to being trapped in a car with John Cusack, but that was before I saw "Drive Hard." Read more

Dennis Harvey, Variety: Approximately as unforgettable as its title ... Read more

Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: Essentially a chase movie infused with buddy comedy elements, the film is a fast-paced, mildly entertaining lark that's chiefly enlivened by Cusack's droll performance. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: Does a lot of revving in order to juice its jokey, violent bad-boy cred, but it never gets out of the driveway. Read more

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: It's no fresher than its title - a long chase movie with Cusack as master thief and Thomas Jane as his reluctant accomplice. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: Cusack and Jane look like they're improvising much of the time, and while that doesn't lead to a better movie, the off-the-cuff approach is the best thing in the film. Read more

Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer: You know there's something fundamentally wrong with Drive Hard less than five seconds in: It opens on a shot of star Thomas Jane sporting an absurd mop of a hairdo that might have been borrowed from a Raggedy Ann doll. Read more

Stephanie Zacharek, Village Voice: If you're not expecting too much, Drive Hard is mindlessly entertaining, but it lacks that spark of madness that might have made it truly fun. Read more