Returner 2002

Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune: A sprawling, deformed, undisciplined piece of cinema that hobbles along on weak, genre-splicing tactics. Read more

Elvis Mitchell, New York Times: Returner is a smorgasbord that seems to have been picked out of a Dumpster. Read more

Manohla Dargis, Los Angeles Times: Like all good B-movies, Returner comes loaded with enough eccentric touches to give the recycling a whiff of freshness. Read more

Bruce Fretts, Entertainment Weekly: While watching the movie, you may also feel like you've traveled back in time -- to the plots of any number of better films. Read more

David Chute, L.A. Weekly: A fourth-generation Terminator hand-me-down. Read more

Jan Stuart, Newsday: Returner goes on far longer than such a derivative movie has a right to, but it maintains enough of a balance between its human elements and its propulsive action sequences to keep us going. Read more

Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: With little room for new ideas, the film must rely on the strength of its actors, and they're excellent across the board. Read more

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Ed Park, Village Voice: Returner might work best if one could sub its soundtrack of r&b vamps and 'I've Got the Power'-style beats for a steady stream of MST3K chatter. Read more