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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75IndieWireChristian BlauveltIndieWireChristian BlauveltIt’s a star part, and Grillo commands it. Most importantly, he gets you to invest in Roy enough that, even without a controller in your hands, you never feel like you’re simply watching someone else play a videogame. With no pixels in sight, Grillo gives “Boss Level” the thing most videogame movie riffs lack: a pulse.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperThis is Grillo’s film to carry, and he pulls it off with a combination of brute force and light charm.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonSan Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonIt’s nothing groundbreaking, just good-humored bloody action directed at a frenetic pace, clocking in at about an hour and a half. Sometimes you need a little bit of fun, and Boss Level delivers.
- 70Los Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaLos Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaBoss Level takes a well-worn gag and injects energy, showing the genre is still a game worth playing.
- 67The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakA violent lark playing fast and loose with its science fiction so Grillo can have a blast.
- 65CNNBrian LowryCNNBrian LowryFor those craving an action distraction, it's a reasonably entertaining way to kill time.
- 50VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanBy the end of Boss Level, you may feel a lot like Pulver. Putting “Groundhog Day” on action steroids, the film has a patina of cleverness that’s pleasing enough, but you’ve seen it before. And you’ll see it again.
- 42The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyWhile Carnahan’s sense of humor has always been juvenile, in Stretch it at least benefitted from a gonzo factor and the crucial quality of having funny parts. Boss Level, however, is clumsy from the jump, with lame gags and a ceaseless, obtrusive voice-over that is always telling us why the next part is funny or what’s happening on screen (in case the viewer is distracted by their phone).
- 40The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThis is all passably satisfying, but would be vastly better if the screenwriters weren't lazily explaining every single detail in voiceover. Grillo generally excels as a man of few words, but here his disembodied voice is a wall-to-wall shag carpet, dampening the fun we'd be having if we could just focus on the mayhem Carnahan delivers.
- 40The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeAs the umpteenth time loop movie we’ve seen of late, Boss Level never offers a convincing enough argument for the gimmick to be leaned on yet again, a mish-mash of better movies blended into something a little bland.