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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliSiberia is effectively well-paced, offers instances of tension, and doesn’t cheat at the end.
- 58The Film StageChristopher SchobertThe Film StageChristopher SchobertThe reason to see Siberia is, quite simply, the presence of Keanu Reeves.
- 42IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichThe result is a dull and deeply compromised movie that would rather be a mediocre crime saga than a nuanced character study, but can’t quite bring itself to commit to that choice.
- 40Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranDespite its pro-forma nature, the setup for Siberia — a lone hero in over his head in an unfamiliar world — actually starts out well but refuses to play out in satisfying ways.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreSiberia slogs along like the failed pilot for a poorly-thought out cable series, one with Eastern European development incentives but without enough drama, incident, intrigue or plot to justify its running time.
- 30Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganFilm Journal InternationalDaniel EaganDirector Matthew Ross does the near-impossible in Siberia: He turns a Keanu Reeves vehicle about sex, diamonds and the Russian mob into a dreary, endless slog.
- 30Village VoiceKristen Yoonsoo KimVillage VoiceKristen Yoonsoo KimThis movie so badly wants to be a sexy thriller, but it is neither sexy nor thrilling.
- [A] leaden thriller.
- 25Slant MagazineJake ColeSlant MagazineJake ColeThe film has the tone and look of a direct-to-video feature, and some shots of Keanu Reeves are so waxen that the actor almost looks rotoscoped.