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Mean Machine (2002) Movie Reviews
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Excellent
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3
(5)
Good
2
(9)
Fair
1
(2)
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"Excellent" Reviews
Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
A likably energetic star vehicle for English sports god Vinnie Jones.
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"Very Good" Reviews
Salon.com (Andrew O'Hehir)
I'm not sure Mean Machine is any worse than "The Longest Yard," but it lacks the nihilistic '70s background that lent the latter's combination of humor and brutality an air of (arguably bogus) social commentary.
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"Good" Reviews
New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)
In Mean Machine, soccer is pretty much an excuse to watch a bunch of grown men smashing their heads together. Which, come to think of it, may be enough.
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"Fair" Reviews
Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Dramatically lackluster.
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12,181
2000's
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4,094
2002
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Drama of 2002
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240
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1,898
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Overall Rating:
1.9631
Avg Critic Score:
2.1506
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