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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80New Times (L.A.)Andy KleinNew Times (L.A.)Andy KleinThis nearly perfect confection never takes its action more seriously than its comedy.
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardLike a Hollywood buddy-cop movie gone through a multi-culti blender. It holds up a funhouse mirror to that familiar scenario in which a maverick cop breaks the rules.
- 75New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannThe spaniel-eyed Jean Reno ("Ronin") infuses Hubert with a mixture of deadpan cool, wry humor and just the measure of tenderness required to give this comic slugfest some heart.
- 70Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesEnjoyable action comedy from the Clint Eastwood mold, though the comic elements are more fun than the action.
- 60The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayOffers watchable light entertainment, even though the prospect of the most respected national cinema indulging clunky cop-movie stereotypes is, if not scandalous, then at least disappointing.
- 60Village VoiceLaura SinagraVillage VoiceLaura SinagraThe real charm of this trifle is the deadpan comic face of its star, Jean Reno, who resembles Sly Stallone in a hot sake half-sleep.
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerDoes its job colorfully and entertainingly, as long as you don't lean too hard on such niggling details as logic, legality and the laws of physics.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonAt least Reno is around -- and he's the only spice in this stale, slick stew
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghDriven by sheer enthusiam (much of it for the worst excesses of Hollywood filmmaking), which makes it fun to watch in spite of its fundamental ridiculousness.
- 40The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottCulinary purists have observed that much of what passes for the spicy Japanese condiment wasabi at American restaurants is an ersatz concoction of horseradish and green food coloring. The French-language action comedy Wasabi is just as artificial, pumped with horseradish to give it heat in lieu of actual spice.