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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderThe simple fact is that in Trespass one finds perfect unity between form and content, to the point that they become indistinguishable.
- 80Orlando SentinelJay BoyarOrlando SentinelJay BoyarDirector Walter Hill (48 HRS., The Warriors) keeps things moving quickly while making sure that the story doesn't get lost amid the slam-bang action. And Hill's comic-book-style visuals are just about perfect for the material. [08 Jan 1993, p.20]
- 75Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanHill knows how to zing the audience, and his ”existential” approach to action remains edgy and enjoyable. But it also seems guided, more than ever, by a blockbuster imperative: Whatever happens, don’t let that roller coaster stop.
- 75Chicago TribuneDave KehrChicago TribuneDave KehrOne of the few remaining Hollywood filmmakers who can function at this level of pure cinema, Hill delivers here with a renewed force and assurance. After a string of tired films (including the exhausted "Another 48 HRS."), Hill seems revitalized. [25 Dec 1992, p.C]
- 75Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezIt's a mean, incendiary picture that, below the surface, relies on racial hatred (as in white vs. black) to propel its story. But Trespass does deliver a roller coaster ride of blazing guns, heroic machismo and bullet-riddled bodies. The unsavoriness that propels some of those thrills is simply part of the game. [26 Dec 1992, p.E4]
- 70Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonLos Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonTrespass has its bloody ups and teeth-rattling downs, but it also has a clutch of humorous in-your-face performances and a core theme that explosively carries it along: When the factory breaks down, the rats will kill each other for the gold.
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThere is something powerful and elemental in the appeal of gold, especially somebody else's buried treasure, and it plugs holes in the plot that no base metal could possibly cover.
- 40EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanHill remains a master of action pieces and is even director enough to get strong performances from his bunch of dressed-up pop stars. But this supposed sure-fire thriller, from a script that was called The Looters until the L.A. riots got in the way, fizzles like a Molotov cocktail with a soggy fuse.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovUltimately, it's a very boring ride.
- 20The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyWith the exception of a running gag about the gangsters' use of cellular telephones, the film is singularly humorless. Though full of the kind of simulated violence achieved by special-effects artists, it's not too heavy on suspense. Everything in the screenplay seems arbitrary, including the firefighting jobs assigned to the two would-be treasure-seekers.