Largo Winch 2008

Stephen Holden, New York Times: About halfway through, the wheeling and dealing becomes so elaborate and the villains so numerous that the only way to enjoy the movie is to let its preposterous story wash over as you sit back and take in the scenery. Read more

Nick Schager, Time Out: Heavy on tedious convolutions and depressingly light on character depth, suspense or political-economic intrigue. Read more

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: Fortunately for the company, Largo turns out to be a formidable knife fighter in the corporate sense; fortunately for this sleek, empty thriller, he turns out to be a formidable knife fighter in the street sense too. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: There are plenty of twists and just as many bad guys speaking in a wide variety of accents. It's handsome, large-scale escapist fare - and has as its costar the formidable, versatile Kristin Scott Thomas. Read more

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Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: It won't make anyone forget Bond, of course. But it will do for now. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: The generic plot is redeemed by exciting action sequences, good-looking location photography and a hot sex scene involving a femme fatale named Lea. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Do you sometimes get the feeling that you haven't seen a film before, but you might as well have? All of the ingredients are basic. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: It stars Kristin Scott Thomas, in one of those French roles she usually excels at. But the movie is a mess. Read more

Jordan Mintzer, Variety: Euro-financed production throws large chunks of change at a corporate espionage saga spanning several continents, yet most of the money seems to have landed in locations, with too little allocated to the script and stunt departments. Read more

Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: It's impossible to imagine how anything this convoluted could have already earned a sequel, but it has. Read more