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Metascore®29 out of 100 | Generally unfavorable reviews

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

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt

    Nicely balances action and adventure with American Indian wisdom and a modest romance to provide a graphic-comic-book movie experience for males in urban markets. Read full review

  • 50
    Chicago Tribune | Michael Wilmington

    A bizarre, bloody adventure movie. Read full review

  • 42
    The Onion (A.V. Club) | Tasha Robinson

    If this uninspired fight-fest had been delayed out of existence, it's unlikely anyone would have missed it. Read full review

  • 42
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Pathfinder's moody, muddy look is courtesy of music-video director Marcus Nispel, who doesn't distinguish between people and tree trunks when it comes to emotional content. Read full review

  • 40
    Variety | Peter Debruge

    Like "300" and "Apocalypto," this latest bit of historical balder-dash stands in direct defiance of proven action-movie formulas, trusting its brutal concept and striking visuals to overcome a lack of star power. Read full review

  • 38
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    All cinematic creativity seems to have focused on devising the most repellent ways to maim and murder. Read full review

  • 30
    Los Angeles Times | Michael Ordona

    One of the funniest films of the year. That's not good news for this attempted action-adventure, which clearly lost its way in its own copious fog. Read full review

  • 20
    The New York Times | Manohla Dargis

    The director, Marcus Nispel, takes his butchery very seriously. (He was the lead vivisectionist for the remake of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.") He may not be able to make this movie move, but, man, can he make an eyeball fly. Read full review

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