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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 65NPRMark JenkinsNPRMark JenkinsNeither innovative nor profound, but it is kinetic, visceral and sometimes moving.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe movie is a continuous barrage of explosions, sneak attacks, chases, life-and-death face-offs, and amazing rescues that are as far-fetched as they are exhilarating. The cheap thrills are compounded by Mikko Alanne and David Battle's screenplay, a wallow in old-time Hollywood boilerplate, some of which you can't believe is being recycled yet again.
- 40Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfThe hard fact, though, is that Harlin's instincts - always toward the massive and slo-mo - make him a fairly dunderheaded political analyst.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceTaking the vantage point of civilians rather than combatants allows 5 Days of War to show the toll of the terror and of the relentless, exhausting pursuit of war with unexpected force. Had it rejected the genre's romantic trappings and false heroics more consistently, the movie might've been worth the ride.
- 38New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickShould appeal more to those who like to watch stuff blow up than understand exactly why the carnage is transpiring.
- Fails both as historical re-enactment and as action-flick thrill ride.
- 25Washington PostWashington PostA tired old quote about truth being the first casualty of war is a strange way to start 5 Days of War, an overwrought drama that, whatever its good intentions, could hardly be said to aim for objectivity in its account of the 2008 conflict between Russia and Georgia.
- 12Slant MagazineSlant MagazineRenny Harlin seems now incapable of taking a movie even as far as a few frames.
- 0New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierHarlin even makes poor Kilmer go running about. Just like that image, "5 Days" is embarrassingly clumsy.