Some critics favored the movie. Owen Gleiberman of leisure Weekly identified as it "that uncommon B Motion picture that's rooted in gut-degree stirrings of power and retaliation".[26] Paul Arendt in the BBC said, "considered on its own trashy terms, it succeeds brilliantly".[27] Xander Cage is your typical adrenaline junkie with no anxiety plus a

the very first film received combined opinions from critics. Roger Ebert referred to as it "nearly as good as a James Bond Motion picture".[21] Adam Smith of Empire magazine called the Film, "Sporadically entertaining, but significantly hampered by an exceedingly choppy screenplay", and ranking it 3 out of 5 stars. (PaPaPa, B, FeFe, HoHo, LLL, V,