Weekend in Taipei: reviews

What the critics say average 5.6 from 10 outlets

• 7.5 Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. Anderson Another slick B-movie from Luc Besson's action factory, George Huang's Weekend in Taipei is all surface and no surprises, but it's lean and crisp and has a pleasant lightness that makes it appealing in the moment. Read
• 6.5 FilmInkCain Noble-Davies Weekend in Taipei is a ‘90s-style disposable action flick, albeit one that stands out from the pack because it is fun to watch. Read
• 6.3 Roger EbertChristy Lemire “Weekend in Taipei” is a B-movie straight out of the 1990s: a trashy, splashy, knowingly over-the-top action picture in the tradition of Luc Besson, which is fitting, given that Besson himself co-wrote the script with director George Huang. Read
• 6.0 Screen RantMae Abdulbaki With a game cast and thrilling action sequences, Huang’s film offers more than expected to keep us engaged. Read
• 6.0 VarietyDennis Harvey These 100 minutes offer the kind of energetic, no-brainer fun you may remember little of the morning after — but at least there’s no hangover. Read
• 6.0 JoBloAlex Maidy While it mines the action formula of countless movies that came before it, Weekend in Taipei works thanks to having a solid antagonist from Sung Kang, a great lead in Luke Evans, and a talented leading lady in Gwei Lun-mei. Read
• 5.0 Decine21Juan Luis Sánchez In the end, the film neither breaks new ground nor tries to. It is cinematic fast food: not very nourishing, easy to forget and yet reasonably satisfying while it lasts. Read
• 5.0 Fiction MachineGrant Watson It is lowest-common-denominator stuff, in that it honestly could not feel more disposable, but also – and this is worth noting – in the sense that this is the sort of stuff that entertains audiences all of the time. Read
• 4.0 South China Morning PostJames Marsh Sung Kang is tame as a tycoon fighting Evans’ drug cop to get at his estranged wife and her son, in a film that has action but lacks panache Read
• 4.0 NerdlyJim Morazzini A competently made straight-to-streaming action film that you might rent on a weekend when there aren’t any new releases. It won’t bore you, but it won’t excite you either. Read