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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    It's a complex, satisfying piece of entertainment, a succession of unexpected, outrageous scenes. Read full review

  • 100
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    It's pure cinema, spread over several genres. It's a caper movie, a gangster movie, a sex movie and a slapstick comedy. Read full review

  • 88
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    Some caper movies build suspense, while others tweak the genre with tongue lancing cheek. But this lesbian caper pic (how's that for a rarefied subgenre?) often pulls off both feats in the same scene, even simultaneously. [04 Oct 1996 Pg.04.D] Read full review

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    The true pleasures of Bound lie in the Wachowskis' inventive updated take on film noir traditions, sensuously realized by cinematographer Bill Pope ("Clueless"). Read full review

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    In short, Bound is admittedly derivative, but it's such an amusing low-down entertainment it really doesn't matter. Read full review

  • 70
    Washington Post | Rita Kempley

    Bound, a diabolically clever caper, isn't nearly so deep as the genre it kids. Read full review

  • 67
    Austin Chronicle | Marjorie Baumgarten

    What's more, they toss a few original twists into a familiar generic set-up and thereby create a thoroughly entertaining and stylish thriller. Read full review

  • 50
    Washington Post |

    Like so many other rob-the-mob movies, the plan seems pretty far-fetched, and the ending isn't much of a surprise. But if you like your films sprinkled liberally with sex, violence and humor, then you're bound to like Bound. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | Elvis Mitchell

    The film is shot by Bill Pope with such enterprising flair that it never looks claustrophobic, but the action inevitably stalls in such close quarters. Read full review

  • 10
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    Debuting writer-directors Larry and Andy Wachowski come off like Coen brothers wannabes with no sense of humor. Read full review

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