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True Lies (1994) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give True Lies (1994) a score of 2.9295 out of 4

based on (74) reviews

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Excellent

(16)

Very Good

(46)

Good

(10)

Fair

(2)

Poor

(0)

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Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)

A thrilling adventure with many laughs along the way....read the complete True Lies (1994) review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)

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Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

True Lies is so eager to give you a giddy good time that you're more than happy to let it work you over. It's a likably disposable pop cocktail....read the complete True Lies (1994) review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

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Washington Post (Desson Thomson)

This mixture of comedy and super-agent spectacle works well at first. But when Schwarzenegger's family and working worlds link up -- an inevitable development -- the plot becomes increasingly ridiculous and overwrought....read the complete True Lies (1994) review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)

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The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)

The tale begins and ends in a flurry of joke violence; Cameron has decided to spoof what he used to take seriously, and the result, though bright and deafening, feels oddly slack -- he loosens the screws, and our interest drops away....read the complete True Lies (1994) review at The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)